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 3337–3360 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 00ob0

Rating 1744 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 020eU

Rating 1744 advantageattractionkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Btga

Rating 1744 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0BxYw

Rating 1744 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0DIIc

Rating 1744 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0E5BE

Rating 1744 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0EgEp

Rating 1744 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0EkEn

Rating 1744 advantagedefensiveMovefork
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Puzzle 0R7KD

Rating 1744 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0RJEV

Rating 1744 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 006fF

Rating 1745 advantagediscoveredAttackexposedKing
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Puzzle 00TJN

Rating 1745 attractiondoubleCheckkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 00UZP

Rating 1745 crushingmiddlegameshort
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