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 1681–1704 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0IpeQ

Rating 1669 advantageendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 0UccL

Rating 1669 attractiondiscoveredCheckdoubleCheck
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Puzzle 0UvSC

Rating 1669 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 00PvX

Rating 1670 endgameknightEndgamemate
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Puzzle 00YhY

Rating 1670 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 01IdQ

Rating 1670 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 04tM3

Rating 1670 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 05faZ

Rating 1670 advantagediscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 07M1s

Rating 1670 advantagediscoveredAttackexposedKing
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Puzzle 09vpf

Rating 1670 dovetailMatematemateIn2
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Puzzle 0HjRm

Rating 1670 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 0ICkH

Rating 1670 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0R4dp

Rating 1670 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0RaEj

Rating 1670 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0SyFm

Rating 1670 endgameexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0TG2D

Rating 1670 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Tqyl

Rating 1670 advantagedefensiveMovefork
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