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 457–480 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0RgmL

Rating 1618 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0SXdG

Rating 1618 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0UWxQ

Rating 1618 attractioncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 00pEZ

Rating 1619 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 046At

Rating 1619 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 055lF

Rating 1619 advantageinterferencemiddlegame
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Puzzle 07faR

Rating 1619 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 08agl

Rating 1619 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 08Nqv

Rating 1619 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0AGc9

Rating 1619 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0BD30

Rating 1619 advantagekingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Cwmh

Rating 1619 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0Di2K

Rating 1619 advantageendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 0DVdT

Rating 1619 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0E2X0

Rating 1619 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0FkWm

Rating 1619 crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0FMBJ

Rating 1619 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0FxRu

Rating 1619 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0GQRS

Rating 1619 crushingendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 0H9iH

Rating 1619 attractioncrushinglong
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Puzzle 0IsGg

Rating 1619 advantagemastermiddlegame
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