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 4057–4080 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 01IW8

Rating 1778 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 01j9y

Rating 1778 advantagecapturingDefenderkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 07NHb

Rating 1778 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 082pm

Rating 1778 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0EeKg

Rating 1778 crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0GEKT

Rating 1778 attractioncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0GuYK

Rating 1778 advantageattractionendgame
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Puzzle 0Hgnb

Rating 1778 advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0HGVm

Rating 1778 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0NDvC

Rating 1778 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Nga2

Rating 1778 advantagekingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0NWld

Rating 1778 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0NZS2

Rating 1778 advantageendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0Omyv

Rating 1778 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0OohB

Rating 1778 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0PDvQ

Rating 1778 crushingmiddlegamesacrifice
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Puzzle 0RTIx

Rating 1778 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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