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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24 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

Showing 1465–1488 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0QPm2

Rating 1659 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0RYPm

Rating 1659 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 02b7E

Rating 1660 clearancediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 02HLw

Rating 1660 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 056fq

Rating 1660 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 07o8w

Rating 1660 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 08CzB

Rating 1660 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0CCBh

Rating 1660 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0DTiK

Rating 1660 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0ET9w

Rating 1660 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0FeSF

Rating 1660 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0FxBz

Rating 1660 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0Ho1Z

Rating 1660 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0HyeV

Rating 1660 attractioncrushingfork
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Puzzle 0JOGi

Rating 1660 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0Lhda

Rating 1660 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0NoCy

Rating 1660 crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0O7TQ

Rating 1660 arabianMateendgamefork
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