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 3241–3264 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 09H6e

Rating 1739 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0A50Y

Rating 1739 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0ASUo

Rating 1739 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0BzoU

Rating 1739 deflectionendgamelong
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Puzzle 0EDsQ

Rating 1739 kingsideAttacklongmate
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Puzzle 0GC0I

Rating 1739 advancedPawncapturingDefendercrushing
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Puzzle 0HsKG

Rating 1739 advantagedefensiveMovemaster
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Puzzle 0Ihbb

Rating 1739 advantagekingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0J4qX

Rating 1739 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0JVRV

Rating 1739 crushingendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 0NiX8

Rating 1739 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0RCUf

Rating 1739 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0SSgk

Rating 1739 killBoxMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 01zbX

Rating 1740 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 03OJW

Rating 1740 crushingdeflectiondiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 04JOd

Rating 1740 discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckmate
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Puzzle 07eCn

Rating 1740 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 086P7

Rating 1740 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0871Z

Rating 1740 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 0Aat1

Rating 1740 advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
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