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 1153–1176 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0OJ8f

Rating 1647 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0OwP1

Rating 1647 crushingendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 0OWYA

Rating 1647 attractioncrushingmaster
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Puzzle 0TFPV

Rating 1647 crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0TX0n

Rating 1647 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0UQbB

Rating 1647 advantageintermezzomaster
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Puzzle 03Cz5

Rating 1648 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 05kGI

Rating 1648 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 05qwL

Rating 1648 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 06Wnt

Rating 1648 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0BG0S

Rating 1648 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Bq6o

Rating 1648 crushingendgamequeenEndgame
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Puzzle 0EYL8

Rating 1648 discoveredAttackkingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 0FiLR

Rating 1648 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0GOFd

Rating 1648 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0GRcM

Rating 1648 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0HGvC

Rating 1648 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0HoHM

Rating 1648 crushingmastermiddlegame
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