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 913–936 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0FUA7

Rating 1637 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0JVNs

Rating 1637 advantageendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0KiZf

Rating 1637 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0NWpZ

Rating 1637 kingsideAttackmatemateIn1
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Puzzle 0PbHo

Rating 1637 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0PLbP

Rating 1637 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0PRVw

Rating 1637 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0U7Y9

Rating 1637 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0UbVU

Rating 1637 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 00fTw

Rating 1638 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 03sAX

Rating 1638 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 03TWS

Rating 1638 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 05LVO

Rating 1638 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 07uBe

Rating 1638 advantagemiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 0Aaoh

Rating 1638 advantageendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 0Co6H

Rating 1638 advantageendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 0D9xU

Rating 1638 advantagecapturingDefendermiddlegame
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