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 2353–2376 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0QADO

Rating 1698 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0QwZP

Rating 1698 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0S7hS

Rating 1698 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0SB6L

Rating 1698 crushingmastermasterVsMaster
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Puzzle 0UOCP

Rating 1698 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 00NpT

Rating 1699 crushingendgamesacrifice
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Puzzle 01EPu

Rating 1699 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 03eIH

Rating 1699 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 03ELV

Rating 1699 advantagediscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 04Mrj

Rating 1699 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 07TIc

Rating 1699 matemateIn1middlegame
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Puzzle 09nmh

Rating 1699 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 09Qym

Rating 1699 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0AmHt

Rating 1699 crushingkingsideAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0IbT2

Rating 1699 crushingendgamepawnEndgame
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Puzzle 0JBbj

Rating 1699 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0QCaI

Rating 1699 advantageendgameintermezzo
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