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 1369–1392 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 04vr5

Rating 1656 attractioncrushingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 05o9S

Rating 1656 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 05uXV

Rating 1656 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 09uno

Rating 1656 advantagekingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0AatC

Rating 1656 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0APXZ

Rating 1656 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0G3Yq

Rating 1656 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0He6Y

Rating 1656 advantagecapturingDefenderkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0K8w4

Rating 1656 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0Ntga

Rating 1656 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0OqPp

Rating 1656 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0RBOm

Rating 1656 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0RL5r

Rating 1656 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0Tvau

Rating 1656 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 00eWz

Rating 1657 advantageclearancemaster
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Puzzle 00UOA

Rating 1657 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 01jUq

Rating 1657 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 01l3i

Rating 1657 advantageattractionendgame
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Puzzle 02GrY

Rating 1657 clearancecrushingmiddlegame
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Puzzle 02zCV

Rating 1657 advancedPawndiscoveredCheckdoubleCheck
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