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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Showing 865–888 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0ETHj

Rating 1635 advantagekingsideAttackmaster
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Puzzle 0FK5y

Rating 1635 advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0I5Lk

Rating 1635 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0IsMe

Rating 1635 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Iuy5

Rating 1635 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Je1l

Rating 1635 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0JtOl

Rating 1635 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0JTpD

Rating 1635 advantageattractiondeflection
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Puzzle 0MgjV

Rating 1635 advantageclearancekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Nfwh

Rating 1635 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0NkGB

Rating 1635 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0NTDn

Rating 1635 endgamehangingPiecemaster
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Puzzle 0PoAr

Rating 1635 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0S0I3

Rating 1635 advantageinterferencemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0SAKG

Rating 1635 crushingdefensiveMoveopening
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Puzzle 0UuXN

Rating 1635 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 00VhV

Rating 1636 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 03LZQ

Rating 1636 advantagedeflectionkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 045lA

Rating 1636 advantagemiddlegameshort
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