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 3697–3720 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0P2E3

Rating 1759 crushingmiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 0PhrH

Rating 1759 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0PqR2

Rating 1759 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 0QkUq

Rating 1759 crushingendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 0RKkO

Rating 1759 advantageclearancemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Tesw

Rating 1759 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 0TQcf

Rating 1759 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0UK1A

Rating 1759 advantagediscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0UxlI

Rating 1759 advantageclearancemiddlegame
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Puzzle 016yu

Rating 1760 advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 02bpw

Rating 1760 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 02sJP

Rating 1760 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 04y3p

Rating 1760 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 05uJg

Rating 1760 crushingdiscoveredAttacklong
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Puzzle 08jNC

Rating 1760 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 09jra

Rating 1760 crushingendgamequeenEndgame
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Puzzle 0CcaN

Rating 1760 crushingendgamesacrifice
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Puzzle 0D9O4

Rating 1760 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0DxEX

Rating 1760 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0GN8H

Rating 1760 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0GPcj

Rating 1760 advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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