Free Chess Puzzles & Tactics Trainer
Sharpen your tactics with free, rated chess puzzles. Solve the full line, build a puzzle rating that calibrates to your level, and train the patterns — forks, pins, skewers and mates — that actually win games. Everything runs in your browser with no signup and no daily limits.
The puzzles are drawn from a large database of real games, so every position is a tactic that genuinely happened. Beyond rated puzzles you get a fast Crazy Puzzle rush mode, custom puzzles you build yourself, a global leaderboard, and a repeat deck that brings back the ones you missed.
Ways to train
Rated puzzles
Solve rated tactics one move at a time and build a puzzle rating that calibrates to your real strength, just like a puzzle rating on chess.com or lichess.
Crazy Puzzle rush
Race the clock in a puzzle-rush mode — solve as many tactics in a row as you can and push your streak as high as it will go.
Custom puzzles
Set up your own position and turn it into a puzzle, so you can drill an exact tactic or share a challenge with a friend.
Repeat your misses
Every puzzle you get wrong drops into a repeat deck, so you come back and master the pattern instead of forgetting it.
Leaderboard
Compare your puzzle and Crazy Puzzle scores against other players on the global leaderboard and see how you stack up.
Free and private
All puzzles run locally in your browser — no account needed to play, no cost, and no daily limit on how much you train.
How the puzzle trainer works
Pick a mode
Choose rated Puzzles to build your rating, Crazy Puzzle for a timed rush, Custom to make your own, or Repeat to redo the ones you missed.
Solve the full line
Find the best move for each side and play the whole tactic through, not just the first move, so you learn the complete idea.
Build your rating
Your puzzle rating adjusts after every solve, calibrating quickly to the right difficulty so the puzzles stay challenging.
Climb the leaderboard
Sign in to save your progress and streaks and compare your best scores with other players on the leaderboard.
Frequently asked questions
Are the chess puzzles free?
Yes. Every mode — rated puzzles, Crazy Puzzle rush, custom puzzles, repeat and the leaderboard — is free with no signup and no daily limits.
Do I need an account to solve puzzles?
No. You can play and build a puzzle rating without an account. Signing in only saves your progress, streaks and settings across devices.
How does the puzzle rating work?
You start at a default rating that calibrates fast: it rises when you solve harder puzzles and falls when you miss, so it quickly settles near your true tactical strength.
What is Crazy Puzzle?
It is a puzzle-rush mode where you solve as many tactics in a row as you can against the clock, training fast pattern recognition and pushing your streak.
Can I make my own chess puzzle?
Yes. Use the Custom tab to set up any position and turn it into a puzzle you can solve or share.
What happens to puzzles I get wrong?
Missed puzzles go into the Repeat deck, so you can come back and solve them again — turning your mistakes into training until the pattern sticks.