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 1441–1464 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0U4nP

Rating 1658 advantagecapturingDefenderdiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 00gS7

Rating 1659 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 02zWb

Rating 1659 collinearMoveendgamehookMate
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Puzzle 0472O

Rating 1659 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 04uOg

Rating 1659 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 05ZES

Rating 1659 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 06csC

Rating 1659 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 086yU

Rating 1659 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 088Vk

Rating 1659 advantageendgameveryLong
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Puzzle 08wdH

Rating 1659 advantageattackingF2F7defensiveMove
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Puzzle 08xX1

Rating 1659 advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0A9YO

Rating 1659 advantagehangingPieceopening
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Puzzle 0AlSg

Rating 1659 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0ATQO

Rating 1659 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0DlnP

Rating 1659 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0Mx6X

Rating 1659 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0Nc9M

Rating 1659 attractioncrushingfork
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