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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Showing 3001–3024 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 02IwQ

Rating 1727 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 03S6t

Rating 1727 advantagedeflectionkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 047t6

Rating 1727 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 05jWv

Rating 1727 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 06YVZ

Rating 1727 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0CmRl

Rating 1727 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0CuYW

Rating 1727 advantagedefensiveMovediscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 0DL38

Rating 1727 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0JpvH

Rating 1727 discoveredAttackequalitykingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0L0c8

Rating 1727 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0NdZF

Rating 1727 advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0R5Rm

Rating 1727 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 0SSGa

Rating 1727 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0TgTo

Rating 1727 attractionkingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 00Wi9

Rating 1728 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 02SQb

Rating 1728 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 03Sew

Rating 1728 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 05bWa

Rating 1728 advantagekingsideAttackmiddlegame
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