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 3217–3240 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 06wQr

Rating 1738 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 06xF6

Rating 1738 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 09m2m

Rating 1738 advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
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Puzzle 09u1A

Rating 1738 crushingexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 09Wge

Rating 1738 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 09Xpo

Rating 1738 advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0CJpu

Rating 1738 attractioncrushingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0FlsY

Rating 1738 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0G0rl

Rating 1738 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0TGTk

Rating 1738 crushingkingsideAttackmaster
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Puzzle 0TSWy

Rating 1738 advantagediscoveredAttacklong
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Puzzle 01w4t

Rating 1739 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 03e8L

Rating 1739 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 05uVC

Rating 1739 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 05Ux3

Rating 1739 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0829H

Rating 1739 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 09ezP

Rating 1739 advantageexposedKinglong
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