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 4177–4200 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 00008

Rating 1784 crushinghangingPiecelong
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Puzzle 00hxr

Rating 1784 advantagehangingPiecelong
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Puzzle 02bhz

Rating 1784 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 02Yx1

Rating 1784 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 04dMP

Rating 1784 advantageendgamekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 05PeH

Rating 1784 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 07H8i

Rating 1784 deflectionendgamemaster
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Puzzle 07MXx

Rating 1784 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 08mIO

Rating 1784 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 08RJX

Rating 1784 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0D1gy

Rating 1784 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0HkFS

Rating 1784 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0KTIZ

Rating 1784 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0KyWf

Rating 1784 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0OvhM

Rating 1784 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0QdVk

Rating 1784 crushingexposedKingfork
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Puzzle 0QO7g

Rating 1784 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0T0gH

Rating 1784 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0TocV

Rating 1784 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 040mV

Rating 1785 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 05JKA

Rating 1785 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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