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 3145–3168 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0UUMq

Rating 1734 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0UyiH

Rating 1734 advantageattractionlong
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Puzzle 0UzCE

Rating 1734 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 035Fa

Rating 1735 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 03PdQ

Rating 1735 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 03QFU

Rating 1735 advantagehangingPiecemaster
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Puzzle 040Iy

Rating 1735 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0741q

Rating 1735 advantagemiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 086wp

Rating 1735 advantageintermezzolong
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Puzzle 08fEA

Rating 1735 crushingendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 0CorL

Rating 1735 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0FrHa

Rating 1735 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0FSQw

Rating 1735 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0Hchl

Rating 1735 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Hd71

Rating 1735 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0ICdl

Rating 1735 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0J9yu

Rating 1735 advantagedeflectionlong
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Puzzle 0MeQL

Rating 1735 crushingendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0NDxl

Rating 1735 advantageclearancemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0OGxA

Rating 1735 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0RdvN

Rating 1735 crushinglongmiddlegame
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