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 2137–2160 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0OX06

Rating 1689 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0P1KP

Rating 1689 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0PjyF

Rating 1689 attractioncrushingfork
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Puzzle 0STEg

Rating 1689 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 00OQt

Rating 1690 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 04fUn

Rating 1690 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 04lGh

Rating 1690 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 07b2Q

Rating 1690 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 07NCG

Rating 1690 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 09aZ9

Rating 1690 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0IybA

Rating 1690 discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0PhSA

Rating 1690 advantageendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0Pnky

Rating 1690 attractionkingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0Q0C9

Rating 1690 crushingendgamequeenEndgame
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Puzzle 0Q2t5

Rating 1690 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0R3hL

Rating 1690 matemateIn2middlegame
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