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 1321–1344 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0BTl3

Rating 1654 clearancekingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 0Cc7d

Rating 1654 advancedPawnadvantageclearance
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Puzzle 0DnBL

Rating 1654 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0E0VC

Rating 1654 advancedPawnadvantagemaster
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Puzzle 0Fjbt

Rating 1654 endgameknightEndgamemate
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Puzzle 0FxIr

Rating 1654 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Ip9c

Rating 1654 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0Jq35

Rating 1654 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0L13p

Rating 1654 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0M90o

Rating 1654 attackingF2F7matemateIn2
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Puzzle 0PHZc

Rating 1654 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0PtB1

Rating 1654 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0S38U

Rating 1654 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0SUb1

Rating 1654 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 00LO6

Rating 1655 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 02AXB

Rating 1655 endgameexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 02Cq3

Rating 1655 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 03OSu

Rating 1655 crushingmiddlegameshort
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