No account, no limits
Free Unlimited Chess Puzzles
Tens of thousands of free puzzles from real games, for every level from beginner to expert. Pick your level, pick a theme if you want one, and solve for as long as you like.
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Free chess puzzles for every level
Unlimited free chess puzzles, from your first fork to grandmaster-level combinations. Every position comes from a real game, so the tactics are the ones that actually turn up at the board. Pick a difficulty from beginner to expert, pick a theme if you want to drill one pattern, and solve as many as you like: no account, no daily cap, no paywall.
How to practice chess puzzles
- Pick your level. Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced or Expert, each a band of real puzzle ratings from 400 to 3000, or leave it on Any rating.
- Pick a theme, or don't. Forks, pins, skewers, mate in 1, mate in 2, endgames and dozens more. One theme drills a pattern; Any theme plays like a real game.
- Solve, and keep the streak alive. A wrong move rewinds the board and you try again. Stuck? Two hints and a full solution replay are a click away.
Prefer one shared test with lives and a clock? Play the Daily Puzzle Challenge. And when a free chess analysis of your own game shows the same tactic slipping by, this is where to drill it.
Good to know
Free chess puzzles: common questions
Are the puzzles really free and unlimited?
Yes. Chess.com and most other sites cap free members to a few puzzles a day; here there is no account, no daily cap and no paywall. Pick a difficulty, pick a theme if you like, and solve as many puzzles as you want, whenever you want.
Are these good chess puzzles for beginners?
Yes. The Beginner band serves puzzles rated 400 to 1000: one- and two-move tactics like hanging pieces, simple forks and mate in 1, the patterns that decide most beginner games. Mistakes cost nothing, two hints are always available, and every puzzle has a full solution replay, so you learn the idea even when you miss it.
How do the difficulty levels work?
Every puzzle carries a rating from real play, from about 400 up to 3000. Beginner serves puzzles rated 400 to 1000, Intermediate 1000 to 1400, Advanced 1400 to 1800, and Expert 1800 and up. Any rating draws from the whole pool.
What are puzzle themes?
Themes are the tactical idea hiding in the position: forks, pins, skewers, back-rank mates and dozens more. Filtering by one theme is the fastest way to drill a pattern until you spot it in your own games.
Are there checkmate puzzles?
Yes. Choose Mate in 1 or Mate in 2 under Theme for pure checkmate puzzles at any difficulty, or open All themes for longer mates and named mating patterns such as back-rank mates, smothered mates and Anastasia's mate.
Where do the puzzles come from?
Every position comes from a real game, drawn from the open Lichess puzzle database. Ratings and popularity are set by millions of community attempts, so the difficulty labels mean something.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The move flashes red, the board rewinds, and you simply try again. The only thing at stake is your streak, which counts puzzles solved cleanly in a row: no wrong tries, no hints, no skips. If you are stuck, two hints and a full solution replay are a click away.
How is this different from the Daily Challenge?
The Daily Challenge is one shared gauntlet per day with three lives and a clock. This page is open practice: you choose the level and the theme, mistakes are free, and there is no limit on how many you play.