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 529–552 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0OEkV

Rating 1621 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0OtRO

Rating 1621 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Pfpk

Rating 1621 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0PqW4

Rating 1621 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0QhL0

Rating 1621 crushingexposedKingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Sbt7

Rating 1621 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0SWvf

Rating 1621 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0UEce

Rating 1621 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0UNTG

Rating 1621 crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 02SGK

Rating 1622 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 03BrC

Rating 1622 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 03gJT

Rating 1622 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 05ODd

Rating 1622 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 06dpN

Rating 1622 advantagekingsideAttackopening
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Puzzle 09l4X

Rating 1622 advancedPawnadvantagedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0AA40

Rating 1622 capturingDefendercrushingmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0ASee

Rating 1622 crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0BtWa

Rating 1622 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0C0ve

Rating 1622 advancedPawncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0C82b

Rating 1622 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0CuzU

Rating 1622 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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