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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Puzzle 0Jb35

Rating 1758 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0KJUO

Rating 1758 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0Kmo8

Rating 1758 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0MQGL

Rating 1758 crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0UE6Y

Rating 1758 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 00lL3

Rating 1759 crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 04HSK

Rating 1759 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 04oUz

Rating 1759 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 06aIY

Rating 1759 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 06kIA

Rating 1759 crushingendgamekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 07PTh

Rating 1759 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 08Nbg

Rating 1759 advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0Di6g

Rating 1759 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0Ezpn

Rating 1759 crushingdefensiveMoveopening
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Puzzle 0IQAP

Rating 1759 equalitymiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0JaFg

Rating 1759 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0MxBM

Rating 1759 advantageendgameshort
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