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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Showing 1345–1368 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 03xhx

Rating 1655 advantagedeflectionkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 04GhF

Rating 1655 crushingenPassantendgame
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Puzzle 06nNB

Rating 1655 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 07lyJ

Rating 1655 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 087tV

Rating 1655 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 08Fup

Rating 1655 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0AMm5

Rating 1655 advancedPawnadvantageendgame
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Puzzle 0AQvY

Rating 1655 advantageattackingF2F7deflection
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Puzzle 0CJ5Y

Rating 1655 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckmate
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Puzzle 0CM57

Rating 1655 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0DRZA

Rating 1655 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0FDda

Rating 1655 advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0HdZs

Rating 1655 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0Iy5E

Rating 1655 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0PUg0

Rating 1655 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0QuHI

Rating 1655 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 01kyG

Rating 1656 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 02Ej6

Rating 1656 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 040Jq

Rating 1656 advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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