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 961–984 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0EmVy

Rating 1639 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0JBM2

Rating 1639 advancedPawnattractioncrushing
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Puzzle 0Ly0C

Rating 1639 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0MQco

Rating 1639 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0S5Uz

Rating 1639 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0S8Wj

Rating 1639 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0SddJ

Rating 1639 crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0SfFx

Rating 1639 crushingdiscoveredAttackfork
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Puzzle 00rL0

Rating 1640 advancedPawnadvantagemiddlegame
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Puzzle 02zzr

Rating 1640 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 03COV

Rating 1640 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 052rZ

Rating 1640 advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 07HLm

Rating 1640 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0D9sa

Rating 1640 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0DKbd

Rating 1640 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0DqDd

Rating 1640 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0E1a5

Rating 1640 advancedPawncollinearMovediscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0Eiwb

Rating 1640 advantageattractionexposedKing
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Puzzle 0GquC

Rating 1640 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Kpfa

Rating 1640 crushingexposedKingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Qek5

Rating 1640 crushingendgameveryLong
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