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 1609–1632 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0HPUj

Rating 1666 attractionendgamemate
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Puzzle 0Id6C

Rating 1666 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 0Iuhh

Rating 1666 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0JaDk

Rating 1666 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0JunU

Rating 1666 attractionendgamemate
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Puzzle 0OY88

Rating 1666 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0PQjT

Rating 1666 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0R4SS

Rating 1666 crushingendgameveryLong
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Puzzle 0R8u0

Rating 1666 crushingdefensiveMovemaster
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Puzzle 0SZgk

Rating 1666 advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 02kyP

Rating 1667 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 04E2x

Rating 1667 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 08EVQ

Rating 1667 crushingendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 09BPt

Rating 1667 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 09dxS

Rating 1667 crushingendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 09rWc

Rating 1667 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0AQ4f

Rating 1667 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 0Askz

Rating 1667 crushingintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0BdON

Rating 1667 crushingendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 0BZXU

Rating 1667 crushingendgamemaster
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