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 2017–2040 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0Go8M

Rating 1684 advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0HH4G

Rating 1684 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0J1LX

Rating 1684 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0JRqA

Rating 1684 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0MShC

Rating 1684 advantagediscoveredAttackmaster
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Puzzle 0Nsd3

Rating 1684 crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0PGgY

Rating 1684 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0UWj8

Rating 1684 advantagediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 004Ud

Rating 1685 advantageinterferencelong
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Puzzle 00tgU

Rating 1685 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 00veX

Rating 1685 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 04GTQ

Rating 1685 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 05aMm

Rating 1685 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 06z05

Rating 1685 crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 070ue

Rating 1685 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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