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 1993–2016 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0GzQa

Rating 1683 advantageintermezzolong
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Puzzle 0I20Y

Rating 1683 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0K3Lm

Rating 1683 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0LVzP

Rating 1683 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0M79L

Rating 1683 crushingendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 0QICl

Rating 1683 advantageclearanceexposedKing
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Puzzle 0Rob4

Rating 1683 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0RXeV

Rating 1683 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0SiFU

Rating 1683 advantageforkhangingPiece
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Puzzle 01RXs

Rating 1684 crushingendgameinterference
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Puzzle 03HYt

Rating 1684 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 03ysU

Rating 1684 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 04H3Z

Rating 1684 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 04k0I

Rating 1684 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 07tZM

Rating 1684 advancedPawnadvantagedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 08COQ

Rating 1684 crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 08wzF

Rating 1684 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 09Hj1

Rating 1684 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0BAYE

Rating 1684 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 0BEyU

Rating 1684 crushingendgameveryLong
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Puzzle 0FO0N

Rating 1684 advantageendgamehangingPiece
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