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 01xZd

Rating 1627 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 01YqT

Rating 1627 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 03zKE

Rating 1627 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 04c7g

Rating 1627 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 05pk8

Rating 1627 crushingmiddlegamequietMove
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Puzzle 08AuP

Rating 1627 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0Ccos

Rating 1627 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0E5ua

Rating 1627 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0FaWP

Rating 1627 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0IssT

Rating 1627 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 0Je8V

Rating 1627 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0KIzc

Rating 1627 crushingmastermasterVsMaster
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Puzzle 0L6ro

Rating 1627 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0LPkx

Rating 1627 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0N9yS

Rating 1627 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0NfOI

Rating 1627 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0OhZ5

Rating 1627 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 0PK4u

Rating 1627 crushingmiddlegameshort
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