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 4081–4104 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0S8JO

Rating 1778 advantagecapturingDefenderlong
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Puzzle 0SC89

Rating 1778 attractioncrushingdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 00rKj

Rating 1779 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 01QSt

Rating 1779 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 04TLu

Rating 1779 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 05RTW

Rating 1779 advantagemiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 0EO2Y

Rating 1779 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0G2T0

Rating 1779 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0M6tM

Rating 1779 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0MfIy

Rating 1779 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0O3Jh

Rating 1779 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckmate
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Puzzle 0QAHU

Rating 1779 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0QQkv

Rating 1779 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Sx8k

Rating 1779 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 001h8

Rating 1780 crushingdeflectionkingsideAttack
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