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 6193–6216 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0Q0OU

Rating 1877 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0U9TP

Rating 1877 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0YuN3

Rating 1877 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 008qL

Rating 1878 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 00bPT

Rating 1878 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 00FPo

Rating 1878 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 02vVL

Rating 1878 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 03Dj5

Rating 1878 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 03iEG

Rating 1878 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 05bFg

Rating 1878 advantagemastermasterVsMaster
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Puzzle 05Njy

Rating 1878 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 06bCO

Rating 1878 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0Bj1e

Rating 1878 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0DbVS

Rating 1878 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0EJt0

Rating 1878 advancedPawncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0F1I7

Rating 1878 crushingkingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0FaMR

Rating 1878 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0GehP

Rating 1878 attractiondoubleCheckendgame
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Puzzle 0K2c0

Rating 1878 deflectiondiscoveredAttacklong
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Puzzle 0LsBD

Rating 1878 capturingDefendercrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0LX1s

Rating 1878 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0O3ce

Rating 1878 matemateIn2middlegame
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