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 1873–1896 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0Bl71

Rating 1677 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0D2o7

Rating 1677 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Gcfi

Rating 1677 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0GoP4

Rating 1677 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Hyba

Rating 1677 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0JD1k

Rating 1677 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0LNgs

Rating 1677 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0LV0l

Rating 1677 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0MO1L

Rating 1677 crushingforkhangingPiece
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Puzzle 0RzvU

Rating 1677 crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0TStg

Rating 1677 advantageattractiondeflection
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Puzzle 00hA5

Rating 1678 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 02eoh

Rating 1678 crushingforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 067pe

Rating 1678 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 06ZCW

Rating 1678 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0CHjV

Rating 1678 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0D05g

Rating 1678 crushingdiscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0Sy1j

Rating 1678 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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