Free chess puzzles and opening lines
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Hard puzzles1,043,923 in the source database, rated 1800 to 2199Mate in 2815,267 in the source databaseDaily puzzleOne puzzle a day, from a prepared set of 366Opening trainerSave lines in this browser and drill them
Sample puzzle
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Find the move.
Tactics
Advanced pawn382,793 puzzles in the source databaseAnastasia's mate7,524 puzzles in the source databaseArabian mate7,560 puzzles in the source databaseAttacking f2 or f745,211 puzzles in the source databaseAttraction223,373 puzzles in the source databaseBack rank mate208,093 puzzles in the source databaseBalestra mate1,364 puzzles in the source databaseBishop endgame84,339 puzzles in the source database
Openings
Caro-Kann Defense110 lines · ECO B10 to B19Sicilian Defense400 lines · ECO B20 to B99Queen's Gambit1 lines · ECO D06King's Gambit1 lines · ECO C30London System4 lines · ECO A48 to D02Ruy Lopez235 lines · ECO C60 to C99English Opening176 lines · ECO A10 to C20Englund Gambit9 lines · ECO A40
Questions
Do I need an account?
No. Puzzle progress and opening drills stay in your browser.
How many puzzles are in the source database?
The public puzzle database used here has 6,157,341 puzzles. This site keeps a popularity-ranked subset of 19,984 so the pages stay fast.
Where do the openings come from?
The opening book has 3,865 lines, 150 families, and 1,306 variations. Sources and licenses are on the data sources page.