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 5401–5424 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0Y9un

Rating 1837 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0Yxrq

Rating 1837 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Yz6h

Rating 1837 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 01H66

Rating 1838 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 04hVf

Rating 1838 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 06f2z

Rating 1838 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 06kDo

Rating 1838 advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Puzzle 09CvB

Rating 1838 crushingdeflectionkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0C6gp

Rating 1838 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0FwKJ

Rating 1838 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0GmvZ

Rating 1838 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0H3iW

Rating 1838 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0H80T

Rating 1838 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0IpPF

Rating 1838 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0KKzs

Rating 1838 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0MEqI

Rating 1838 crushingdiscoveredAttackenPassant
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Puzzle 0Mhjc

Rating 1838 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0PK9C

Rating 1838 advancedPawncrushingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0PSr1

Rating 1838 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0QxyA

Rating 1838 advantagehangingPiecelong
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Puzzle 0RUfG

Rating 1838 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0S35M

Rating 1838 advantageendgameshort
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