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 409–432 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0KHDS

Rating 1616 attractionendgamemate
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Puzzle 0McZN

Rating 1616 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 0P0Uc

Rating 1616 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Qv0z

Rating 1616 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0R5MK

Rating 1616 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Rrgs

Rating 1616 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0SRBP

Rating 1616 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 01rCU

Rating 1617 advantageattractiondiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 02Dnf

Rating 1617 advancedPawncrushingfork
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Puzzle 034T9

Rating 1617 crushingmastermasterVsMaster
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Puzzle 08poZ

Rating 1617 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 08TpT

Rating 1617 advancedPawnadvantagedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0AK7p

Rating 1617 advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0C4Wu

Rating 1617 advantageattractiondeflection
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Puzzle 0HQiK

Rating 1617 advantageexposedKingfork
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Puzzle 0LFmO

Rating 1617 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0MNxd

Rating 1617 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Mouu

Rating 1617 advantagemiddlegameshort
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