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 6169–6192 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0H2ro

Rating 1876 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0KS4r

Rating 1876 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0L1GL

Rating 1876 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Lij5

Rating 1876 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0P9vQ

Rating 1876 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 0RnhF

Rating 1876 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0SRow

Rating 1876 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0XjZv

Rating 1876 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0YUVg

Rating 1876 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0195f

Rating 1877 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 03hws

Rating 1877 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 06yFQ

Rating 1877 advantageendgamekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 08TEy

Rating 1877 advantageinterferencelong
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Puzzle 0C4ty

Rating 1877 crushingexposedKingfork
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Puzzle 0FRJu

Rating 1877 advantagecapturingDefenderdiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 0GjW3

Rating 1877 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0GK6W

Rating 1877 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0JGDY

Rating 1877 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0JUKW

Rating 1877 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0KH6Q

Rating 1877 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0NKEa

Rating 1877 advantagemiddlegameshort
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