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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Puzzle 03Iw5

Rating 1688 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 03ua1

Rating 1688 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 04Hkj

Rating 1688 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 04JDR

Rating 1688 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 051WE

Rating 1688 kingsideAttackmatemateIn4
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Puzzle 05jkz

Rating 1688 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 06DZF

Rating 1688 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 06ndm

Rating 1688 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 07Y0h

Rating 1688 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 093JI

Rating 1688 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 09AKw

Rating 1688 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 09hlU

Rating 1688 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 09ol7

Rating 1688 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 09OQD

Rating 1688 backRankMatematemateIn4
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Puzzle 0CAk4

Rating 1688 clearancecrushinglong
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Puzzle 0DI5X

Rating 1688 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 0Fwlx

Rating 1688 crushingforkmiddlegame
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