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.

Browse the local collection

24 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

Showing 1585–1608 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0AfyJ

Rating 1665 discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckenPassant
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Puzzle 0BcyA

Rating 1665 crushingdiscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0M2hg

Rating 1665 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0MW7S

Rating 1665 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0P1fn

Rating 1665 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0P6NI

Rating 1665 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0RuyQ

Rating 1665 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0SITb

Rating 1665 anastasiaMateattractionkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0SxCY

Rating 1665 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 0UCa3

Rating 1665 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 06pqG

Rating 1666 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 08EmE

Rating 1666 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 08MjH

Rating 1666 capturingDefendercrushingkingsideAttack
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