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 3385–3408 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0Bxj2

Rating 1746 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0C1gJ

Rating 1746 advantageintermezzokingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Eyv7

Rating 1746 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0FAUG

Rating 1746 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0GCGD

Rating 1746 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0IIUB

Rating 1746 capturingDefendercrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0IST8

Rating 1746 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0LUdq

Rating 1746 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0MLPi

Rating 1746 advantageexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0MZTA

Rating 1746 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 0Q4Kw

Rating 1746 advantageendgameveryLong
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Puzzle 0RzTZ

Rating 1746 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0UvRb

Rating 1746 attackingF2F7matemateIn2
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Puzzle 02gtK

Rating 1747 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 02wJP

Rating 1747 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 03zt3

Rating 1747 advantageattractionfork
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