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 00u3V

Rating 1602 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 03aBE

Rating 1602 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 04U7q

Rating 1602 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 07OuM

Rating 1602 advantageclearancediscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 07ZOz

Rating 1602 epauletteMatemastermate
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Puzzle 09IR3

Rating 1602 advantagemiddlegamequietMove
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Puzzle 09UnS

Rating 1602 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0AAwU

Rating 1602 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0C81B

Rating 1602 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0ECIN

Rating 1602 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0IbN4

Rating 1602 matemateIn4middlegame
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Puzzle 0IGH8

Rating 1602 endgamekingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 0IgZU

Rating 1602 advantageendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0LdRN

Rating 1602 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0LRTj

Rating 1602 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0MNgK

Rating 1602 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0OifM

Rating 1602 crushingendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 0OpDb

Rating 1602 crushingdiscoveredAttackfork
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