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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Showing 6121–6144 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 09CJh

Rating 1874 advantagehangingPieceopening
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Puzzle 0DFxM

Rating 1874 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0EpLr

Rating 1874 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0HIPU

Rating 1874 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0KcNr

Rating 1874 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0M7rU

Rating 1874 crushingenPassantmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0McaB

Rating 1874 crushingkingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0MJ4R

Rating 1874 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Q5Am

Rating 1874 crushingendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 0RRr7

Rating 1874 attractionkingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 0RXEG

Rating 1874 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0VAbO

Rating 1874 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0VPMS

Rating 1874 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0WzpX

Rating 1874 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 083xB

Rating 1875 advantageattractionendgame
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Puzzle 0B5Fk

Rating 1875 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0CevN

Rating 1875 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Dtx1

Rating 1875 clearancecrushingdiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 0Gk7z

Rating 1875 advantageattractioncapturingDefender
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Puzzle 0JhSn

Rating 1875 advantagemiddlegamesacrifice
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