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.

Browse the local collection

24 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

Showing 289–312 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 09gBq

Rating 1611 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0EUX1

Rating 1611 crushingmiddlegamequietMove
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Puzzle 0GcM2

Rating 1611 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0GylK

Rating 1611 attractioncrushingmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0JkzO

Rating 1611 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0Js4E

Rating 1611 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0KLLh

Rating 1611 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0KunK

Rating 1611 advantagecapturingDefenderfork
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Puzzle 0LMEz

Rating 1611 crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0M0Y7

Rating 1611 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0MOot

Rating 1611 crushingkingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0NpU8

Rating 1611 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Rx9m

Rating 1611 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0Srse

Rating 1611 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 00EDN

Rating 1612 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 027HA

Rating 1612 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 05fLn

Rating 1612 advantageattractionendgame
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Puzzle 05kaR

Rating 1612 discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 06cAQ

Rating 1612 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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