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 4033–4056 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0U7ZE

Rating 1776 crushingkingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 02BFR

Rating 1777 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 02mSD

Rating 1777 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 04L43

Rating 1777 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 04t9W

Rating 1777 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 05c82

Rating 1777 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 05HEu

Rating 1777 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 06uAR

Rating 1777 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0AaUW

Rating 1777 attractiondiscoveredCheckdoubleCheck
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Puzzle 0EaHR

Rating 1777 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0EsqH

Rating 1777 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0Fyww

Rating 1777 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0IEYQ

Rating 1777 attractioncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0IPii

Rating 1777 advantagedeflectionlong
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Puzzle 0JtdZ

Rating 1777 advantageclearancediscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 0N3m9

Rating 1777 crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 00jgd

Rating 1778 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0191t

Rating 1778 crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 01G4i

Rating 1778 discoveredAttackmatemateIn2
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