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 1561–1584 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0NeOg

Rating 1663 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0NQ3I

Rating 1663 advantageattractionmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0O6ac

Rating 1663 crushingforkhangingPiece
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Puzzle 0Ut2b

Rating 1663 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 01hgA

Rating 1664 advantageclearanceendgame
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Puzzle 01Qdr

Rating 1664 attractionendgamemate
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Puzzle 02wTR

Rating 1664 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0GmWn

Rating 1664 attractionendgamelong
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Puzzle 0IIO6

Rating 1664 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Ivvg

Rating 1664 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0KT97

Rating 1664 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0M71F

Rating 1664 advantageendgamekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Oi58

Rating 1664 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0QNn0

Rating 1664 capturingDefendercrushingmiddlegame
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Puzzle 01Yng

Rating 1665 advantageendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 021Un

Rating 1665 advantageforkintermezzo
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Puzzle 08HSN

Rating 1665 attractioncrushingendgame
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