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 0VA2U

Rating 1879 advantagedeflectionfork
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Puzzle 0WAxl

Rating 1879 crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0YEZw

Rating 1879 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0YZEX

Rating 1879 attractionendgamemaster
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Puzzle 07rso

Rating 1880 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0AGUY

Rating 1880 crushingmiddlegamesacrifice
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Puzzle 0Bazr

Rating 1880 crushingmiddlegamequietMove
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Puzzle 0C2a5

Rating 1880 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckmate
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Puzzle 0MdSE

Rating 1880 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0SPkK

Rating 1880 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 0V4Ja

Rating 1880 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0Wpo4

Rating 1880 crushingmiddlegamequeensideAttack
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Puzzle 011N0

Rating 1881 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 09nK2

Rating 1881 advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Puzzle 0AVei

Rating 1881 advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Puzzle 0FFYy

Rating 1881 crushingdeflectionlong
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Puzzle 0N4H0

Rating 1881 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0RS6q

Rating 1881 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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