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 1921–1944 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0UVQ9

Rating 1679 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 03dKs

Rating 1680 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 05A3l

Rating 1680 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 05L2B

Rating 1680 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 06cN5

Rating 1680 attractioncrushingfork
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Puzzle 07quM

Rating 1680 crushinghangingPieceintermezzo
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Puzzle 09IAD

Rating 1680 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0A552

Rating 1680 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Bi0B

Rating 1680 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0BSvJ

Rating 1680 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0C8SN

Rating 1680 advantageopeningsacrifice
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Puzzle 0H9bx

Rating 1680 clearancecrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0LWoP

Rating 1680 advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0M7d8

Rating 1680 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0NCpO

Rating 1680 crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0NXC5

Rating 1680 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0STBf

Rating 1680 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0THeH

Rating 1680 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0UEf6

Rating 1680 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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