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 1105–1128 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0Fu0m

Rating 1645 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0GGml

Rating 1645 advancedPawnadvantagedeflection
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Puzzle 0IExV

Rating 1645 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0IZxy

Rating 1645 attractionkingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 0LQiF

Rating 1645 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0MeYe

Rating 1645 advantagedeflectionlong
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Puzzle 0RYaN

Rating 1645 deflectionmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 02rb6

Rating 1646 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 03zSt

Rating 1646 kingsideAttackmatemateIn1
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Puzzle 07HZC

Rating 1646 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Cvzc

Rating 1646 attractionkingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 0D7h3

Rating 1646 crushingdeflectionmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0F2Np

Rating 1646 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0MBWe

Rating 1646 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0MmjL

Rating 1646 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0QCLH

Rating 1646 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 0Sz7D

Rating 1646 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0ToxX

Rating 1646 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 00CMj

Rating 1647 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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