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 0BU9o

Rating 1864 crushingendgameveryLong
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Puzzle 0Bvvf

Rating 1864 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0HSVk

Rating 1864 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0IhdG

Rating 1864 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0J66G

Rating 1864 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Ji1o

Rating 1864 attackingF2F7crushingfork
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Puzzle 0KIev

Rating 1864 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0LAlf

Rating 1864 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0MeKN

Rating 1864 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0MxxQ

Rating 1864 crushingendgameveryLong
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Puzzle 0N72g

Rating 1864 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0NBQM

Rating 1864 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0PVaB

Rating 1864 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0Qh0E

Rating 1864 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0TCnT

Rating 1864 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Ys7N

Rating 1864 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 01F3z

Rating 1865 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 01MNV

Rating 1865 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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