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 4249–4272 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0LjmJ

Rating 1787 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0MeQk

Rating 1787 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Qwp0

Rating 1787 advantagemiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 0Si36

Rating 1787 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0UwFW

Rating 1787 advancedPawncrushingdiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 023zD

Rating 1788 advantageattractiondiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 02viV

Rating 1788 crushingdiscoveredAttacklong
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Puzzle 03rxc

Rating 1788 crushingforkintermezzo
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Puzzle 04sEr

Rating 1788 advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 06VoP

Rating 1788 advancedPawnadvantagediscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 06Wrf

Rating 1788 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 07XFF

Rating 1788 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 08QjJ

Rating 1788 advancedPawncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0B2aX

Rating 1788 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0CRIi

Rating 1788 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0GEWr

Rating 1788 crushingintermezzokingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0GTE3

Rating 1788 advancedPawnadvantagelong
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Puzzle 0P0nA

Rating 1788 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0PHZ1

Rating 1788 attractioncrushingfork
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