Chess Puzzles

The fastest way to improve at chess is solving puzzles. Each puzzle presents a position from a real game where there is one best move (or sequence of moves) to find.

How It Works

Each puzzle gives you a position and asks you to find the best move. Get it right and your rating goes up. Get it wrong and Professor Archer explains what you missed and why the correct move works.

  • Puzzles from real games - every position actually happened
  • Instant feedback on every attempt
  • Professor Archer explains the solution
  • Difficulty adapts to your level

What You Practice

  • Tactical patterns - Forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks
  • Checkmate patterns - Back rank mate, smothered mate, and more
  • Endgame technique - Converting advantages into wins
  • Calculation - Seeing multiple moves ahead

Start Solving

Jump in and start solving. No account required - just pick a puzzle and find the best move.