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 4225–4248 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0KQ9r

Rating 1786 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0LmrU

Rating 1786 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Mkae

Rating 1786 crushingendgamesacrifice
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Puzzle 0N2qb

Rating 1786 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0Nqqe

Rating 1786 advantageexposedKingfork
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Puzzle 0NVGe

Rating 1786 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0QROD

Rating 1786 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 0S5ID

Rating 1786 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Tudi

Rating 1786 advantagediscoveredAttackfork
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Puzzle 00iLe

Rating 1787 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 00Nay

Rating 1787 crushingdeflectionlong
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Puzzle 01273

Rating 1787 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0AnM7

Rating 1787 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0BoYj

Rating 1787 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0D1vE

Rating 1787 advantagedefensiveMoveopening
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Puzzle 0DoFB

Rating 1787 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Fo5q

Rating 1787 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Fujs

Rating 1787 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0FWJk

Rating 1787 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0JRzp

Rating 1787 crushinglongmiddlegame
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