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.

Browse the local collection

24 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

Showing 3721–3744 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0JGKs

Rating 1760 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0JMy5

Rating 1760 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0LjgB

Rating 1760 crushingmiddlegamesacrifice
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Puzzle 022C8

Rating 1761 advantagecapturingDefenderlong
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Puzzle 03rS2

Rating 1761 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 074Hj

Rating 1761 clearancekingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 0Aice

Rating 1761 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0BUnA

Rating 1761 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0C0VZ

Rating 1761 advantagediscoveredAttacklong
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Puzzle 0FElV

Rating 1761 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0HXoL

Rating 1761 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0KjZ3

Rating 1761 advantagecapturingDefenderkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0LiJU

Rating 1761 attractioncrushingexposedKing
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Puzzle 0N9PM

Rating 1761 endgameexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0Q0zg

Rating 1761 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0TLj6

Rating 1761 crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0UFB6

Rating 1761 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 00Ar2

Rating 1762 advantageclearancelong
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Puzzle 02jDq

Rating 1762 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 03PgX

Rating 1762 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 05TSx

Rating 1762 advantagedeflectionendgame
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