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 313–336 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 07b0J

Rating 1612 crushingendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 07tvG

Rating 1612 advantagecapturingDefendermaster
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Puzzle 08zFA

Rating 1612 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Ag5y

Rating 1612 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0B7qX

Rating 1612 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0DmLw

Rating 1612 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0ET7J

Rating 1612 capturingDefendercrushingmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0GNTu

Rating 1612 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0KUWY

Rating 1612 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0MOI9

Rating 1612 attractioncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0MsC9

Rating 1612 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0N6Eq

Rating 1612 clearancecrushinglong
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Puzzle 0NbO5

Rating 1612 advantageendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 0ONbI

Rating 1612 hangingPiecematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0ULs9

Rating 1612 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 01wG2

Rating 1613 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0399J

Rating 1613 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 04c6u

Rating 1613 deflectionendgamekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 06w9M

Rating 1613 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 07Wce

Rating 1613 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckmate
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