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 3265–3288 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0EHIa

Rating 1740 deflectionendgameinterference
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Puzzle 0HdG8

Rating 1740 advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0HpkB

Rating 1740 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0KCeb

Rating 1740 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0LPd7

Rating 1740 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0PNEd

Rating 1740 discoveredAttackkingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 0Q6EM

Rating 1740 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0REnD

Rating 1740 advantagemiddlegamequietMove
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Puzzle 0ShhM

Rating 1740 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 02a72

Rating 1741 attractionendgamemate
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Puzzle 033B5

Rating 1741 advantagemasteropening
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Puzzle 05Bkb

Rating 1741 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 05JMW

Rating 1741 deflectionmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 079yE

Rating 1741 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 07C65

Rating 1741 discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckmate
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Puzzle 07z0K

Rating 1741 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0AlfR

Rating 1741 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0CgrO

Rating 1741 advantagehangingPiecemaster
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Puzzle 0DK4E

Rating 1741 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Dmw6

Rating 1741 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0HUDO

Rating 1741 attractioncrushingfork
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Puzzle 0IMsx

Rating 1741 crushingmiddlegameshort
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