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 385–408 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0CR0y

Rating 1615 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0Dz3F

Rating 1615 advantageclearancemaster
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Puzzle 0G4T9

Rating 1615 clearanceepauletteMatemate
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Puzzle 0HbWu

Rating 1615 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0LoWO

Rating 1615 crushingendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 0Pxgu

Rating 1615 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 0RXmL

Rating 1615 advancedPawncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0S8mw

Rating 1615 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 00O9Z

Rating 1616 backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 01MiZ

Rating 1616 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 04E2O

Rating 1616 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 064SI

Rating 1616 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 06Hld

Rating 1616 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 06KTB

Rating 1616 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0FDxs

Rating 1616 crushingendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 0HM1z

Rating 1616 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0HYCR

Rating 1616 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0I43C

Rating 1616 crushingkingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0JjS5

Rating 1616 crushingendgamequietMove
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