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 2329–2352 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0TILp

Rating 1697 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 01ScQ

Rating 1698 advantageopeningshort
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Puzzle 03Pyc

Rating 1698 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 046XM

Rating 1698 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 082vc

Rating 1698 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Alkz

Rating 1698 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0BM1j

Rating 1698 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0BUe7

Rating 1698 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0DGdq

Rating 1698 advantagemasteropening
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Puzzle 0DHkY

Rating 1698 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0DqBZ

Rating 1698 clearancecrushingkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0DwKm

Rating 1698 advantagecapturingDefenderintermezzo
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Puzzle 0EFQs

Rating 1698 attractioncrushingfork
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Puzzle 0EZfJ

Rating 1698 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0FIjy

Rating 1698 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0G4Pk

Rating 1698 advantageendgamerookEndgame
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Puzzle 0IPDv

Rating 1698 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0JD5e

Rating 1698 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0KyGn

Rating 1698 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0LKxc

Rating 1698 crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0PBRw

Rating 1698 attractionkingsideAttackmate
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