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 3865–3888 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0QSIr

Rating 1768 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0R4UU

Rating 1768 exposedKinglongmaster
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Puzzle 0SErg

Rating 1768 attractionendgamemate
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Puzzle 0Tll3

Rating 1768 advantageexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0Tydh

Rating 1768 crushingforkintermezzo
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Puzzle 006i7

Rating 1769 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 01bFK

Rating 1769 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 04Gep

Rating 1769 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 054Lp

Rating 1769 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 085xf

Rating 1769 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 08A4s

Rating 1769 crushingendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 0APdT

Rating 1769 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0EdbG

Rating 1769 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0ENWV

Rating 1769 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0FHqf

Rating 1769 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0FVN6

Rating 1769 crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0HsHn

Rating 1769 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0Nox5

Rating 1769 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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