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 5041–5064 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 01SMk

Rating 1823 advantagemiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 029k3

Rating 1823 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 02cB5

Rating 1823 advantageenPassantmiddlegame
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Puzzle 03CgE

Rating 1823 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 03JVX

Rating 1823 crushingkingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 03McI

Rating 1823 attackingF2F7attractioncrushing
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Puzzle 05meP

Rating 1823 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 06eBA

Rating 1823 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 07qqp

Rating 1823 crushingendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 0BX0p

Rating 1823 advantageendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 0E3Nd

Rating 1823 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0Ji9V

Rating 1823 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Los0

Rating 1823 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0LWcS

Rating 1823 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0LWfm

Rating 1823 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0Mgaz

Rating 1823 advantageendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0NDxi

Rating 1823 crushingendgameveryLong
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Puzzle 0Qixq

Rating 1823 advantagelongmiddlegame
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