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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Showing 4513–4536 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0MI0J

Rating 1800 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0NMn8

Rating 1800 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Qg9t

Rating 1800 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0STvQ

Rating 1800 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0YJia

Rating 1800 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 04crN

Rating 1801 advantagehangingPiecelong
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Puzzle 05WEO

Rating 1801 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 0DUsh

Rating 1801 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0FfVr

Rating 1801 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0GYpg

Rating 1801 advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0Hxsu

Rating 1801 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Ipdt

Rating 1801 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 0KCE1

Rating 1801 crushingmasteropening
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Puzzle 0MbZF

Rating 1801 clearancecrushinglong
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Puzzle 0Rufk

Rating 1801 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0Yhqg

Rating 1801 advantagemiddlegameshort
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