Chess Puzzle Server

The most effective way to improve your chess skill is to practice solving chess puzzles quickly and accurately.

The chess puzzles served here are from real games. They are served to you the same way you may find similar positions over the board.

The chess puzzles served here allow you to experience combinations from both the winning and losing perspective. We do not "flip the board" so you can learn to recognize winning combinations, and avoid losing positions. In addition, you won't have to wonder which way the pawns are moving, because white is always at the bottom of the board.

The skill level of these puzzles range from easy to hard, but they are not categorized by skill level, just like real positions in real games. Instead, these puzzles are served to you in categories designed to help you improve specific chess skills.

This chess puzzle server does not allow you to move the pieces, and then resets them automatically when you fail. Real games are played with the touch move rule. You are expected to find the correct combination, and then verify your thinking by advancing the move. Learn to get it right the first time, just like in a real game.

This chess puzzle server will often provide solutions that go beyond achieving a won position. These additional moves are provided to show novice players how to prosecute a complex winning position.

You can view these chess puzzles on phone, tablet, and computer monitors equally well. Enjoy.