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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Puzzle 0QJav

Rating 1855 crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0RSOk

Rating 1855 advancedPawnattractionlong
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Puzzle 0UYxd

Rating 1855 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0WQBd

Rating 1855 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 00IYg

Rating 1856 advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 01t6f

Rating 1856 discoveredAttackkingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 06o9p

Rating 1856 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 08oLT

Rating 1856 equalitymiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0AYCL

Rating 1856 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0FfNt

Rating 1856 attractioncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0MBnf

Rating 1856 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Mc8L

Rating 1856 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0RaFR

Rating 1856 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0XV02

Rating 1856 attractioncrushingexposedKing
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Puzzle 0XynK

Rating 1856 capturingDefendercrushinglong
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Puzzle 01Qia

Rating 1857 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 02oHj

Rating 1857 advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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