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 6265–6288 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0TLxF

Rating 1881 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0TS4g

Rating 1881 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0VaPZ

Rating 1881 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0YmSA

Rating 1881 clearancecrushinglong
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Puzzle 00NKk

Rating 1882 advantageendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 03Mqr

Rating 1882 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0FOHo

Rating 1882 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0HgU2

Rating 1882 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0HiRR

Rating 1882 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0MyzU

Rating 1882 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 0OmRR

Rating 1882 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0QSY1

Rating 1882 crushingforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0S1v4

Rating 1882 advantageattackingF2F7fork
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Puzzle 0Y0Y6

Rating 1882 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 01F65

Rating 1883 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 03iDV

Rating 1883 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 05ttp

Rating 1883 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 06FKc

Rating 1883 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 07Ohg

Rating 1883 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 07ZBD

Rating 1883 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 08Wvp

Rating 1883 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0Av1P

Rating 1883 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Cb7u

Rating 1883 crushingdeflectionendgame
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