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 3193–3216 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 06Oak

Rating 1737 attractioncrushingfork
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Puzzle 07qr7

Rating 1737 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0AX5T

Rating 1737 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0CS5U

Rating 1737 crushingexposedKingmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0DgIe

Rating 1737 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0EBY1

Rating 1737 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0HayW

Rating 1737 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0IeHV

Rating 1737 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0JMFA

Rating 1737 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0KK54

Rating 1737 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0LoTh

Rating 1737 crushingdeflectionlong
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Puzzle 0Ls7M

Rating 1737 attractionmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0M6Yi

Rating 1737 balestraMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 0Moq4

Rating 1737 crushingendgamekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 01Ni2

Rating 1738 advancedPawnadvantagedeflection
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Puzzle 01qi9

Rating 1738 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 01uGJ

Rating 1738 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 026Br

Rating 1738 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 02rnm

Rating 1738 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 02ZlS

Rating 1738 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0433A

Rating 1738 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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