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 4273–4296 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0PuKD

Rating 1788 advancedPawnadvantageclearance
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Puzzle 0TKTy

Rating 1788 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0UPsC

Rating 1788 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0V12F

Rating 1788 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 01KAj

Rating 1789 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 03JyE

Rating 1789 advancedPawnattractioncrushing
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Puzzle 05XHe

Rating 1789 attractionendgamelong
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Puzzle 07aT5

Rating 1789 advantageexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0DgEO

Rating 1789 advantageexposedKingfork
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Puzzle 0F2tz

Rating 1789 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0H4hh

Rating 1789 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0HADf

Rating 1789 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 0KDUW

Rating 1789 advantagedeflectiondiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 0KZ3z

Rating 1789 advantagekingsideAttackopening
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Puzzle 0QiCy

Rating 1789 clearancecrushingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0S7LJ

Rating 1789 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0SCS8

Rating 1789 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 08FwF

Rating 1790 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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