Hard Chess Puzzles
Play and solve advanced, hard, difficult and plain nasty chess puzzles for advanced chess players. You’ll find solutions and historical details and you can play each puzzle live against the computer.

Viktor Korchnoi vs. Peterson
Viktor Korchnoi vs. Peterson, Kiev, 1964. White to move and win in 4.

Li vs. Alitha
Hard puzzle, mate in 5, white to move.
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- Easy Chess Puzzles (21)
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- Hard Chess Puzzles (10)
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