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 0QcwE

Rating 1861 hangingPiecematemateIn1
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Puzzle 0RCRS

Rating 1861 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0UHxy

Rating 1861 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 00IDw

Rating 1862 advantageendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 03CZE

Rating 1862 attractionkingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 04tnl

Rating 1862 advantageendgameveryLong
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Puzzle 09D21

Rating 1862 attractionclearancecrushing
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Puzzle 0DUQr

Rating 1862 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0H0Gl

Rating 1862 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0I5Xc

Rating 1862 advantageexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0Mhva

Rating 1862 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0NdLG

Rating 1862 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0PDLG

Rating 1862 advantagecapturingDefenderfork
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Puzzle 0QbMu

Rating 1862 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0SDGe

Rating 1862 advantageendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 017qg

Rating 1863 advancedPawnattractioncrushing
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Puzzle 02vpt

Rating 1863 advancedPawncrushingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 05DY3

Rating 1863 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 06ala

Rating 1863 crushingendgameinterference
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