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 3049–3072 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0Feb3

Rating 1729 crushingdiscoveredAttacklong
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Puzzle 0Fec3

Rating 1729 advantagedeflectionfork
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Puzzle 0Gw7e

Rating 1729 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Hexd

Rating 1729 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0Ieqb

Rating 1729 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0K80V

Rating 1729 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0KrHM

Rating 1729 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0KtcT

Rating 1729 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0LdBF

Rating 1729 advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Puzzle 0NtKO

Rating 1729 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0OTfC

Rating 1729 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0QO8z

Rating 1729 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0QQcY

Rating 1729 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0RKdZ

Rating 1729 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 01Cb9

Rating 1730 crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 06bzM

Rating 1730 discoveredAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 07nvU

Rating 1730 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0BL3T

Rating 1730 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0E113

Rating 1730 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Elwk

Rating 1730 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0KapJ

Rating 1730 crushinglongmiddlegame
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