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 1513–1536 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0MuXe

Rating 1661 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0MwOD

Rating 1661 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0N7Jw

Rating 1661 crushingintermezzokingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Nk6W

Rating 1661 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 02IqA

Rating 1662 crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 041JI

Rating 1662 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 05Hzy

Rating 1662 kingsideAttacklongmate
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Puzzle 05LLQ

Rating 1662 discoveredCheckdoubleCheckmaster
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Puzzle 090LN

Rating 1662 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 09WH9

Rating 1662 crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0BGpX

Rating 1662 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0EUWg

Rating 1662 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0FwyD

Rating 1662 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0IeMU

Rating 1662 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0KEyK

Rating 1662 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0MlNd

Rating 1662 advantageendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 0Nuwv

Rating 1662 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0O76T

Rating 1662 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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