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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Puzzle 04Jxx

Rating 1819 crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 04X8V

Rating 1819 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 05ZKF

Rating 1819 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 06Twx

Rating 1819 crushingdiscoveredAttackfork
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Puzzle 0AXpn

Rating 1819 kingsideAttacklongmate
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Puzzle 0CZKQ

Rating 1819 kingsideAttacklongmate
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Puzzle 0D9CN

Rating 1819 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0DBp4

Rating 1819 crushingdeflectiondiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 0HWft

Rating 1819 advancedPawnendgamemate
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Puzzle 0Jo3Z

Rating 1819 attractionendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0Ukfn

Rating 1819 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0V4Vc

Rating 1819 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0XFxo

Rating 1819 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 05EY5

Rating 1820 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 08MFn

Rating 1820 advantagemiddlegameshort
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