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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Puzzle 08lsp

Rating 1725 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 08pnH

Rating 1725 advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0BCVb

Rating 1725 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0EHSQ

Rating 1725 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0GTIg

Rating 1725 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0LYTC

Rating 1725 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0MqhB

Rating 1725 advantagediscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0O4lj

Rating 1725 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0PEzD

Rating 1725 crushingdiscoveredAttackmaster
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Puzzle 0QhsB

Rating 1725 advancedPawnadvantagefork
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Puzzle 01r7u

Rating 1726 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 01wn6

Rating 1726 deflectionmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 04CN2

Rating 1726 advantagediscoveredAttackintermezzo
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Puzzle 04EnG

Rating 1726 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0611d

Rating 1726 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 064iW

Rating 1726 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 07W2W

Rating 1726 advantageendgameexposedKing
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