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 1489–1512 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0R6IX

Rating 1660 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0ThTZ

Rating 1660 crushingendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 0UyAB

Rating 1660 crushingdeflectionlong
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Puzzle 02Jfx

Rating 1661 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 02qhV

Rating 1661 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 034Od

Rating 1661 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 097Nu

Rating 1661 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 09RjJ

Rating 1661 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0AaTn

Rating 1661 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0AX0c

Rating 1661 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0CAJY

Rating 1661 crushingexposedKingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0EIYp

Rating 1661 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0F9gg

Rating 1661 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Gr7h

Rating 1661 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0H9CV

Rating 1661 attractionendgamemate
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Puzzle 0IMZg

Rating 1661 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Iok9

Rating 1661 crushingendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 0JAms

Rating 1661 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Jp76

Rating 1661 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0KAh7

Rating 1661 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0MKmH

Rating 1661 arabianMateattractionexposedKing
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