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 985–1008 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0R73h

Rating 1640 crushingdiscoveredAttacklong
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Puzzle 0UhGS

Rating 1640 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 00XZR

Rating 1641 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 05rJu

Rating 1641 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 06Z0G

Rating 1641 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 075o0

Rating 1641 crushingendgameveryLong
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Puzzle 07ybB

Rating 1641 advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0AUP4

Rating 1641 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0BiV3

Rating 1641 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Ed5w

Rating 1641 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0EFZa

Rating 1641 crushingmiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 0GeYx

Rating 1641 attractioncrushingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Gq07

Rating 1641 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0Hfnp

Rating 1641 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0JrVZ

Rating 1641 advantagehangingPiecelong
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Puzzle 0L8oT

Rating 1641 advantageendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0MAVA

Rating 1641 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0MQaI

Rating 1641 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0NWW3

Rating 1641 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0OIIA

Rating 1641 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0PTjU

Rating 1641 advantageattractionexposedKing
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