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 5161–5184 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0YuPA

Rating 1826 crushingmiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 0ZNtH

Rating 1826 advancedPawnclearancecrushing
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Puzzle 01ibl

Rating 1827 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 01yso

Rating 1827 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 04cB1

Rating 1827 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 089y1

Rating 1827 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 09Xwo

Rating 1827 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0FkqO

Rating 1827 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0FTMa

Rating 1827 advancedPawncrushingmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Gg5V

Rating 1827 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0Giz1

Rating 1827 advancedPawncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0GxOx

Rating 1827 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0PyDN

Rating 1827 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0QuKx

Rating 1827 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 0TNOU

Rating 1827 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 03KsN

Rating 1828 advantageendgameinterference
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Puzzle 05IU7

Rating 1828 crushingdiscoveredAttackmaster
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Puzzle 084JF

Rating 1828 clearancecrushinglong
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