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 0PG9y

Rating 1631 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0PtHA

Rating 1631 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0QLKv

Rating 1631 deflectionendgamemate
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Puzzle 0T23A

Rating 1631 endgamekillBoxMatemate
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Puzzle 0Tvzg

Rating 1631 advantageendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 00Wqc

Rating 1632 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 04mRD

Rating 1632 balestraMateendgamemate
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Puzzle 07gRJ

Rating 1632 crushingkingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 08dW1

Rating 1632 endgamehangingPiecemate
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Puzzle 0A0yb

Rating 1632 crushingexposedKingfork
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Puzzle 0AiOE

Rating 1632 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0AoUC

Rating 1632 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Bj1T

Rating 1632 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 0Dp8t

Rating 1632 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Fiym

Rating 1632 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0GQKU

Rating 1632 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0KexO

Rating 1632 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0M8KE

Rating 1632 matemateIn1middlegame
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