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 1033–1056 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0QzPB

Rating 1642 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0RIS8

Rating 1642 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0RM0S

Rating 1642 deflectiondiscoveredAttackmate
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Puzzle 0SKSl

Rating 1642 advantageendgameveryLong
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Puzzle 0Tthb

Rating 1642 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0UDNY

Rating 1642 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0UPBX

Rating 1642 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 00B7G

Rating 1643 crushingmastermasterVsMaster
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Puzzle 02o7A

Rating 1643 advantageattractionendgame
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Puzzle 02oUa

Rating 1643 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 06Zmc

Rating 1643 advantagecapturingDefendermiddlegame
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Puzzle 07rgx

Rating 1643 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 08rSr

Rating 1643 crushingmiddlegamesacrifice
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Puzzle 0A3WY

Rating 1643 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Abz9

Rating 1643 attractionkingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 0DV9f

Rating 1643 advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Puzzle 0GnqP

Rating 1643 killBoxMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0I1kh

Rating 1643 advantageendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 0JmII

Rating 1643 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 0Jwk1

Rating 1643 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0K6Hv

Rating 1643 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Mvvw

Rating 1643 crushingmiddlegameshort
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