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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Puzzle 03SAG

Rating 1697 advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 03vcU

Rating 1697 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 05pYW

Rating 1697 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 077Ya

Rating 1697 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0A6Tc

Rating 1697 crushingmiddlegamesacrifice
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Puzzle 0CGCw

Rating 1697 advancedPawnattractionkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0EJOL

Rating 1697 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Gd86

Rating 1697 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 0Gl4W

Rating 1697 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0GOiQ

Rating 1697 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0IReH

Rating 1697 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0KWv7

Rating 1697 advantagehangingPiecelong
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Puzzle 0LWZY

Rating 1697 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Nn6D

Rating 1697 anastasiaMateattractiondiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 0PGIy

Rating 1697 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0SPQn

Rating 1697 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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