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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Puzzle 05Dxp

Rating 1658 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 05KCZ

Rating 1658 advantageenPassantendgame
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Puzzle 05yZ9

Rating 1658 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 08Qyy

Rating 1658 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 09vhf

Rating 1658 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0C4Lg

Rating 1658 crushingforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0EVRS

Rating 1658 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0H4pj

Rating 1658 hangingPiecematemateIn1
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Puzzle 0HvEU

Rating 1658 attractionendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0Jg4c

Rating 1658 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0JP5g

Rating 1658 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0NkLn

Rating 1658 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0P3mC

Rating 1658 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 0QWPV

Rating 1658 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0REid

Rating 1658 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 0TiX1

Rating 1658 advantageforkhangingPiece
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Puzzle 0TRxm

Rating 1658 crushingforkmiddlegame
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