Real positions. Quiet practice.

Challenging Chess Puzzles

Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.

Rating 1600–1999 · 9000 puzzles

Challenging level — for strong club players

Multi-move combinations where move order and in-between resources decide whether the idea works at all.

How to train at this level

Calculate the full line to a quiet position before playing the first move. When you fail one, replay it and find the exact ply where your calculation diverged — that habit converts losses into training signal.

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24 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

Showing 2833–2856 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0LYXE

Rating 1719 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0NIKd

Rating 1719 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 03PDd

Rating 1720 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 041Zm

Rating 1720 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 06bPT

Rating 1720 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0B136

Rating 1720 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0COOC

Rating 1720 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0FAaX

Rating 1720 advancedPawnadvantagekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0IX7R

Rating 1720 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0NuDR

Rating 1720 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0OAXt

Rating 1720 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0OFQr

Rating 1720 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0P8c9

Rating 1720 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0RuQr

Rating 1720 attractioncrushingfork
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Puzzle 00ueM

Rating 1721 advancedPawnendgamelong
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Puzzle 043If

Rating 1721 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 04kmf

Rating 1721 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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