Chess tactics
Chess Tactics Trainer: Puzzles by Theme and Rating
Browse 1445 curated tactics positions with board diagrams, ratings, themes, and solution lines. The interactive trainer is free and runs in your browser; these static pages make the collection easy to search, study, and revisit.
Browse by theme
- Endgame (767)
- Mate (645)
- Middlegame (501)
- Crushing (419)
- Advantage (371)
- Mate in 2 (247)
- Mate in 1 (237)
- Fork (146)
- Mate in 3 (109)
- Deflection (84)
- Discovered Attack (76)
- Attraction (68)
- Defensive Move (57)
- Pin (47)
- Opening (46)
- Exposed King (45)
- Quiet Move (38)
- Hanging Piece (34)
- Back Rank Mate (27)
- Promotion (22)
- Sacrifice (19)
- Skewer (17)
- Double Check (13)
- Trapped Piece (8)
Browse by rating
- Beginner tactics under 800 (97)
- Easy tactics from 800 to 999 (182)
- Club tactics from 1000 to 1199 (235)
- Intermediate tactics from 1200 to 1399 (210)
- Intermediate tactics from 1400 to 1599 (194)
- Advanced tactics from 1600 to 1799 (177)
- Advanced tactics from 1800 to 1999 (175)
- Expert tactics from 2000 to 2199 (124)
- Master-level tactics 2200+ (48)