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 2281–2304 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 012wW

Rating 1696 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 02Q8P

Rating 1696 crushingdeflectionlong
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Puzzle 02wjy

Rating 1696 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 04kh5

Rating 1696 crushingintermezzoopening
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Puzzle 05fac

Rating 1696 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 08eZR

Rating 1696 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Bp9F

Rating 1696 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0BZfA

Rating 1696 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0DiLj

Rating 1696 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0DyUf

Rating 1696 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0E0oJ

Rating 1696 crushingmiddlegamequeensideAttack
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Puzzle 0FiZn

Rating 1696 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0FNvO

Rating 1696 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0KNfl

Rating 1696 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0LlYi

Rating 1696 advantagehangingPiecemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0N1ja

Rating 1696 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 0Nwwg

Rating 1696 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0RIoL

Rating 1696 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0U3a4

Rating 1696 discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckenPassant
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Puzzle 0Uvbj

Rating 1696 crushingenPassantmiddlegame
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Puzzle 00QqI

Rating 1697 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 01mvq

Rating 1697 crushinginterferencemiddlegame
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