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 06xYR

Rating 1636 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 07C83

Rating 1636 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0A3tC

Rating 1636 attractiondiscoveredCheckdoubleCheck
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Puzzle 0AWGb

Rating 1636 crushingforkinterference
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Puzzle 0CAla

Rating 1636 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0FsU4

Rating 1636 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0Mz4s

Rating 1636 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0S0pF

Rating 1636 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 02viR

Rating 1637 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 08juH

Rating 1637 advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Puzzle 094ZY

Rating 1637 advantagedefensiveMoveopening
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Puzzle 09Gbm

Rating 1637 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Aarr

Rating 1637 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0DLi0

Rating 1637 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0EjW7

Rating 1637 advantageopeningshort
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