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 817–840 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0RKUH

Rating 1632 crushingendgamequeenEndgame
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Puzzle 0U0uk

Rating 1632 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Uctn

Rating 1632 crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 00y0m

Rating 1633 advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Puzzle 01Y2x

Rating 1633 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 05Sv2

Rating 1633 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0BJlP

Rating 1633 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0GlZG

Rating 1633 crushinghangingPiecelong
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Puzzle 0L37i

Rating 1633 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0LKjL

Rating 1633 advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0NQWh

Rating 1633 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0OGhW

Rating 1633 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0QanQ

Rating 1633 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0QLyg

Rating 1633 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0QUD9

Rating 1633 advantageattractionkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Ts3B

Rating 1633 crushingdefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0TuhN

Rating 1633 advantageclearancedeflection
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