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 3433–3456 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 099YF

Rating 1748 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0ABS1

Rating 1748 kingsideAttacklongmate
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Puzzle 0BA4p

Rating 1748 crushingexposedKingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Evs0

Rating 1748 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0G8K6

Rating 1748 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0GaUS

Rating 1748 clearancecrushingdiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 0HeoU

Rating 1748 attractioncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0J66z

Rating 1748 advantagehangingPiecelong
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Puzzle 0LbTs

Rating 1748 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0O0Vf

Rating 1748 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0R7O4

Rating 1748 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Rh39

Rating 1748 clearancecrushinglong
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Puzzle 0TC95

Rating 1748 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 02624

Rating 1749 crushingmasteropening
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Puzzle 05R0f

Rating 1749 crushingendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 094bR

Rating 1749 advantagemiddlegameshort
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