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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Showing 2161–2184 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0T34f

Rating 1690 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 01vB3

Rating 1691 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 01ZHr

Rating 1691 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 029xB

Rating 1691 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 02o2h

Rating 1691 anastasiaMateattractionkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 04UcL

Rating 1691 advantagehangingPiecemaster
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Puzzle 06iSl

Rating 1691 crushinghangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 07xSs

Rating 1691 advantageclearancelong
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Puzzle 09Qv5

Rating 1691 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0GiO9

Rating 1691 advantagediscoveredAttackkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0GqGt

Rating 1691 clearancecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0HDKW

Rating 1691 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0MbbN

Rating 1691 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Uv6F

Rating 1691 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 00734

Rating 1692 crushingmiddlegamepin
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