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 5305–5328 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 03Ys5

Rating 1834 advantageendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 047Tg

Rating 1834 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 056Ro

Rating 1834 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 06DT8

Rating 1834 endgamekillBoxMatemate
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Puzzle 07n8s

Rating 1834 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 09Bw8

Rating 1834 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0BC2u

Rating 1834 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0BSKP

Rating 1834 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0DwTB

Rating 1834 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0QBtY

Rating 1834 advancedPawnadvantagediscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0RMa6

Rating 1834 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0SdcG

Rating 1834 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0TUNs

Rating 1834 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0VkhU

Rating 1834 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Xpoo

Rating 1834 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0YsBf

Rating 1834 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 015Vc

Rating 1835 attractioncrushingkingsideAttack
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