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 3289–3312 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0IZXm

Rating 1741 advantageendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 0JEOa

Rating 1741 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0MF14

Rating 1741 attractionendgamemate
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Puzzle 0NbW9

Rating 1741 advantagehangingPiecemaster
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Puzzle 0NTUs

Rating 1741 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0PVqf

Rating 1741 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Qw0k

Rating 1741 advancedPawncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0SmCU

Rating 1741 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0SSat

Rating 1741 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0SZMj

Rating 1741 crushingenPassantmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0UaKd

Rating 1741 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0UZvZ

Rating 1741 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 00e63

Rating 1742 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 04zj0

Rating 1742 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 06jcE

Rating 1742 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 09r1m

Rating 1742 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 09zH0

Rating 1742 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0CAUK

Rating 1742 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0CfG0

Rating 1742 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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