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 121–144 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 09TTr

Rating 1605 advantageattractiondeflection
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Puzzle 0AxI1

Rating 1605 advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0D6ZG

Rating 1605 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0DTyd

Rating 1605 advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0EhP2

Rating 1605 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0EXyG

Rating 1605 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0GrVI

Rating 1605 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0J5DS

Rating 1605 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0NH0n

Rating 1605 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0NKxM

Rating 1605 endgameexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0OD1t

Rating 1605 advantagemiddlegamequeensideAttack
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Puzzle 0P2CN

Rating 1605 crushingmiddlegamesacrifice
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Puzzle 0P6lJ

Rating 1605 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0TqYF

Rating 1605 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 02wxP

Rating 1606 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 03MWw

Rating 1606 advantageattractionclearance
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Puzzle 03W1k

Rating 1606 advantagehangingPiecelong
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