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 3025–3048 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 06pGJ

Rating 1728 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 09Yzh

Rating 1728 advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0BgQ6

Rating 1728 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0JRBu

Rating 1728 crushingendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 0KoND

Rating 1728 discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckmate
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Puzzle 0KqUI

Rating 1728 advantagedeflectionlong
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Puzzle 0NIOE

Rating 1728 crushingmiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 0O7Wi

Rating 1728 attractionclearancecrushing
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Puzzle 0RsNJ

Rating 1728 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0T7AC

Rating 1728 crushinghangingPiecelong
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Puzzle 0UnPu

Rating 1728 discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckendgame
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Puzzle 02CU6

Rating 1729 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 04h4k

Rating 1729 crushingdiscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 060Kj

Rating 1729 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 06onc

Rating 1729 advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0Aw7S

Rating 1729 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0DsMJ

Rating 1729 crushingkingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0EQkz

Rating 1729 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0EXTq

Rating 1729 advantagemiddlegameveryLong
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