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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Puzzle 02iCT

Rating 1780 crushingdiscoveredAttacklong
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Puzzle 07ifk

Rating 1780 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0B2dw

Rating 1780 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0C3LO

Rating 1780 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0CB5S

Rating 1780 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0Eins

Rating 1780 advantagemiddlegamequeensideAttack
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Puzzle 0Nn8l

Rating 1780 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0Nx4I

Rating 1780 advantageattractiondeflection
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Puzzle 02fpY

Rating 1781 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 02tEM

Rating 1781 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 04lmy

Rating 1781 advantagemastermasterVsMaster
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Puzzle 07eAQ

Rating 1781 advantagemiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 09nam

Rating 1781 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0ATT4

Rating 1781 advantagemastermasterVsMaster
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