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 5065–5088 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0RK9N

Rating 1823 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0RQhc

Rating 1823 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0S7kW

Rating 1823 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0TE7j

Rating 1823 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0TJ6L

Rating 1823 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0WhYj

Rating 1823 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0YBcE

Rating 1823 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Z2Ec

Rating 1823 advantageendgamequeenRookEndgame
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Puzzle 00bFH

Rating 1824 deflectionequalitymiddlegame
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Puzzle 00g9R

Rating 1824 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 02Tnf

Rating 1824 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 05CzU

Rating 1824 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckmate
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Puzzle 06CLu

Rating 1824 attackingF2F7longmate
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Puzzle 0ADGv

Rating 1824 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Aeof

Rating 1824 advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0Dgzz

Rating 1824 attractionendgamemate
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Puzzle 0DR0L

Rating 1824 kingsideAttacklongmate
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Puzzle 0ELQa

Rating 1824 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0FREF

Rating 1824 advantagelongmiddlegame
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