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 1777–1800 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0OjYD

Rating 1673 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Q6tn

Rating 1673 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0RKgh

Rating 1673 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 04lM8

Rating 1674 advantagekingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 05t7U

Rating 1674 crushingmiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 05uc2

Rating 1674 advantagecapturingDefenderendgame
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Puzzle 05yqt

Rating 1674 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 08boB

Rating 1674 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0B7og

Rating 1674 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0BH3W

Rating 1674 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Bmhd

Rating 1674 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0BoDL

Rating 1674 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0CZvx

Rating 1674 advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0DUFw

Rating 1674 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0G2eZ

Rating 1674 advantagemiddlegamequietMove
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Puzzle 0H2R6

Rating 1674 advantageendgameshort
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