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 2113–2136 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0IXQG

Rating 1688 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0JS5q

Rating 1688 capturingDefendercrushingmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0NSxV

Rating 1688 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 00Nte

Rating 1689 advantageintermezzolong
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Puzzle 06OKW

Rating 1689 crushingmiddlegamequietMove
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Puzzle 0CfP4

Rating 1689 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Cw7w

Rating 1689 crushingexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0DEKd

Rating 1689 advantagebishopEndgameendgame
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Puzzle 0DRcf

Rating 1689 advancedPawnkingsideAttackmate
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Puzzle 0EBsV

Rating 1689 advantageexposedKingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0ERoq

Rating 1689 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0J3u3

Rating 1689 crushingintermezzokingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0JnmG

Rating 1689 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0JZyC

Rating 1689 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0KaxW

Rating 1689 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0LJJ2

Rating 1689 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0LN0T

Rating 1689 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0LOtN

Rating 1689 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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