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 4465–4488 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0Fc41

Rating 1798 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0I09z

Rating 1798 crushingendgamekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Iu4m

Rating 1798 attractionmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0LAzP

Rating 1798 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0MqFI

Rating 1798 advantagediscoveredAttacklong
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Puzzle 0Nep0

Rating 1798 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 0NMkk

Rating 1798 advantagecapturingDefenderdeflection
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Puzzle 0P7Um

Rating 1798 advantagemiddlegamesacrifice
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Puzzle 0RK2b

Rating 1798 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0RVzo

Rating 1798 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0TYGD

Rating 1798 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 029pZ

Rating 1799 crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 04KMO

Rating 1799 advantageendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 04TQD

Rating 1799 crushingendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 07C2e

Rating 1799 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0AzaB

Rating 1799 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0BwDk

Rating 1799 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0EK6U

Rating 1799 endgameepauletteMatemate
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Puzzle 0FRXk

Rating 1799 crushingforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0FRzg

Rating 1799 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Gs4M

Rating 1799 advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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