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 25–48 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 04qEN

Rating 1601 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 05nOx

Rating 1601 bishopEndgamecrushingdiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 05StG

Rating 1601 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 07oTu

Rating 1601 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 09icD

Rating 1601 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0A99t

Rating 1601 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0AKpp

Rating 1601 attractioncrushingfork
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Puzzle 0BQcO

Rating 1601 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0E0gl

Rating 1601 advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0EmX1

Rating 1601 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0GJiz

Rating 1601 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0GQDg

Rating 1601 advantagediscoveredAttackmaster
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Puzzle 0GUfN

Rating 1601 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0HmIa

Rating 1601 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0JW5B

Rating 1601 crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0K49I

Rating 1601 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0Pbqv

Rating 1601 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0Q4Ed

Rating 1601 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0QAnF

Rating 1601 advancedPawncrushingfork
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Puzzle 0R4uD

Rating 1601 crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 00bnu

Rating 1602 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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