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 0UBsk

Rating 1633 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 035Wv

Rating 1634 crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 05jJv

Rating 1634 advantageexposedKingfork
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Puzzle 07YZu

Rating 1634 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 08iJP

Rating 1634 clearancecrushingfork
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Puzzle 09rtR

Rating 1634 advancedPawnadvantagedeflection
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Puzzle 0AF1I

Rating 1634 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0E2D7

Rating 1634 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0FasM

Rating 1634 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0Nj6q

Rating 1634 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0RXiR

Rating 1634 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 01F1G

Rating 1635 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0739T

Rating 1635 advantageexposedKingfork
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Puzzle 0BV7I

Rating 1635 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckendgame
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Puzzle 0Cfuj

Rating 1635 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0DzMw

Rating 1635 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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