Player Games Chess Puzzles

About player games puzzles

Player games puzzles are taken from games played by club-level and online players rather than masters. These positions reflect the kinds of tactical errors and opportunities that arise most frequently in recreational and club chess — the level where most players actually play. Practising player games puzzles is highly practical because you are training for the exact tactical patterns you will face in your own games. Common themes include hanging pieces, simple forks, and back rank mates — the mistakes real players make. These puzzles are particularly valuable for beginners and intermediate players who want tactical training that directly translates into results in their own games at their current level.

How to train player games

These positions come from real games at a specific level, so they reflect the mistakes players at that level actually make.

Questions

How many player games puzzles are there?

Enough that you will not repeat them — this set is drawn from a library of over 1,000,000 puzzles taken from real games, graded from easy to hard.

What level is this suitable for?

Children from about age 5 upward, once they know how the pieces move, through to rated tournament players. Start on the easy set and move up when you are solving most of them at a glance.