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 4873–4896 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0ZJNG

Rating 1816 advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Puzzle 0ZO9F

Rating 1816 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 013zx

Rating 1817 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 01B8h

Rating 1817 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 02Nig

Rating 1817 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 02QAj

Rating 1817 crushingdeflectionfork
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Puzzle 02Tdb

Rating 1817 cornerMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 03AHv

Rating 1817 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 04E85

Rating 1817 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 04fjs

Rating 1817 advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
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Puzzle 05FMy

Rating 1817 crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0BmIh

Rating 1817 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Dbul

Rating 1817 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0ET29

Rating 1817 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0G0YL

Rating 1817 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0H3rQ

Rating 1817 advantagemiddlegamesacrifice
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Puzzle 0HghO

Rating 1817 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0HZtS

Rating 1817 advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0JoH8

Rating 1817 matemateIn2middlegame
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