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 1945–1968 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 01dME

Rating 1681 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 02yan

Rating 1681 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 03wxG

Rating 1681 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 077KU

Rating 1681 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0B6Hp

Rating 1681 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0B7u5

Rating 1681 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0DyxW

Rating 1681 advantageattractioncapturingDefender
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Puzzle 0Ii3l

Rating 1681 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Tbmv

Rating 1681 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0TlpI

Rating 1681 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0UVBT

Rating 1681 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 00HGG

Rating 1682 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 00IHi

Rating 1682 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 00umX

Rating 1682 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 01LEM

Rating 1682 crushingendgamequeenRookEndgame
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Puzzle 05BC4

Rating 1682 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 05VYE

Rating 1682 crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 06yq4

Rating 1682 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 07Zg3

Rating 1682 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 09k4W

Rating 1682 crushinglongmiddlegame
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