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 937–960 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0Mdh4

Rating 1638 advantageintermezzomaster
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Puzzle 0Nyx8

Rating 1638 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Ovdl

Rating 1638 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0P9st

Rating 1638 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0PDs1

Rating 1638 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0RpF5

Rating 1638 crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Tbwy

Rating 1638 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0U34r

Rating 1638 advantageclearancedeflection
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Puzzle 002Ua

Rating 1639 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 022Uz

Rating 1639 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 02FDO

Rating 1639 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 02Fwp

Rating 1639 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 02N7B

Rating 1639 advantageforkhangingPiece
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Puzzle 02x7w

Rating 1639 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 03mqP

Rating 1639 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 06wxC

Rating 1639 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 08S1J

Rating 1639 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Bfdf

Rating 1639 crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0DxRf

Rating 1639 crushingmiddlegameshort
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