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 2209–2232 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0RY7Z

Rating 1692 advantagemiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 0S57v

Rating 1692 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0S6Jx

Rating 1692 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 00DdW

Rating 1693 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 02deX

Rating 1693 advantagemiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 06iqI

Rating 1693 crushingendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 06soA

Rating 1693 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 082AI

Rating 1693 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 09sEE

Rating 1693 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 0ACBN

Rating 1693 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0COuY

Rating 1693 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0DkuZ

Rating 1693 advantagedeflectiondiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0DmDX

Rating 1693 crushingendgameinterference
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Puzzle 0GIYG

Rating 1693 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Jl9Y

Rating 1693 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0KwJB

Rating 1693 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0OcPH

Rating 1693 backRankMatediscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 011RD

Rating 1694 crushingexposedKingfork
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Puzzle 03CzP

Rating 1694 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 03Sp5

Rating 1694 crushingkingsideAttackmaster
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