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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Showing 5089–5112 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0Hkvz

Rating 1824 attractiondeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0Je7t

Rating 1824 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0K5He

Rating 1824 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0MUio

Rating 1824 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0QESm

Rating 1824 kingsideAttacklongmate
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Puzzle 0QHsQ

Rating 1824 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0R7vE

Rating 1824 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0Vn3E

Rating 1824 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0VpUR

Rating 1824 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0WEVf

Rating 1824 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0Z0AF

Rating 1824 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 00143

Rating 1825 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 00ON5

Rating 1825 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 021Au

Rating 1825 advantagediscoveredAttackmaster
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Puzzle 03rTq

Rating 1825 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 042tk

Rating 1825 crushingendgameexposedKing
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