Here are some chess puzzles rated 2300-2399.
The puzzles' ratings are in parentheses.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.

Solutions are between the brackets under each puzzle.
Drag your cursor from one bracket to the other.

a)
GM alireza2003 vs GM NeverEnough, lichess, (2302)
5r2/1p6/p2BR3/3k1p1p/3P2rP/P2K1R2/1P3p2/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Kxe6 Bxf8 Rg3 if Ke2 Rxf3 Kxf3 f1/Q+ ]

b)
LordRayden65 vs camelopniky, lichess, (2305)
5rk1/5ppp/3P4/2p5/1p6/3p1Q1P/1Pq2PP1/R5K1 w - - 1 0
[ Ra8 if Qb1+ Kh2 Qe1 d7 Qe7 Rxf8+ ]

c)
chessmaster2200 vs CM Kingscrusher, lichess, (2306)
r4r2/pp4k1/3R1bnp/qP3b1p/2P1NP1P/1Q4P1/P1B5/2K4R w - - 1 0
[ Nxf6 Rxf6 Qb2 Raf8 Bxf5 ]

d)
CM Kingscrusher vs vitezizgorobilja, lichess, (2306)
6k1/6p1/p6p/1p4n1/4Q3/PRr3P1/3q1rBP/4R2K w - - 1 0
[ Qd5+ if Qxd5 Bxd5+ Kh7 Rxc3 ]

e)
inevitableman vs FM nonsopolo, lichess, (2320)
2r5/p6k/4Q1p1/1p1p4/3Pn1pP/2P5/qP3PP1/2K1R3 w - - 1 0
[ Qd7+ if Kh6 Qxc8 Qa1+ Kc2 Qa4+ Kd3 ]

Puzzles rated 2300-2399, pt. ii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
perrydrcox vs CM Kingscrusher, lichess, (2323)
6r1/1p6/1ppp4/2nPk1p1/4p3/P1P1N3/1P2BNK1/8 w - - 1 0
[ Neg4+ Kf4 Nh3+ Kf5 Nh6+ ]

b)
GM alireza2003 vs GM RD4ever, lichess, (2343)
r2q1rk1/3nb1pp/4p3/p2p1R2/3B4/1NNP4/1P2Q1PP/2K5 w - - 1 0
[ Qxe6+ Kh8 Rxd5 ]

c)
CM Kingscrusher vs agnivo2008, lichess, (2344)
3rr3/pk3pp1/1p5p/2q5/3bR3/2Bn4/PP3PPP/1K1R1Q2 w - - 1 0
[ Rxe8 Rxe8 Qxd3 Bxc3 Qd7+ ]

d)
Sigiammattei vs mmike350, lichess, (2348)
6r1/pkp2R2/1p2p2q/4N2r/3Pn3/P1P3Pp/7P/R4QK1 w - - 1 0
[ Qf3 if Rh4 g4 or if Rxe5 dxe5 Qg6 Re1 ]

e)
GM alireza2003 vs IM KfLoRiAn, lichess, (2358)
r5k1/pb4N1/1p6/4Pr2/5P2/8/P1Q3P1/q1B1K2R b K - 0 1
[ ...Rc8 Qb3+ Rf7 ]

Puzzles rated 2300-2399, pt. iii.
The color disk on the diagram indicates who moves first.
a)
FM Professor_Coach vs CM Kingscrusher, lichess, (2376)
6rk/pp3Rrp/3bP1p1/2pp2q1/4pR2/1P2P2Q/P3B2P/7K w - - 1 0
[ Rh4 if Rxf7 exf7 Rg7 Qc8+
or if h5 Bxh5 Be7 Rxe7 Qxh4 Qxh4 Rxe7 Bxg6+
]

b)
White mates in 2.
meysam_po vs camelopniky, lichess, (2383)
r4r2/5p2/2b2P1k/3nq3/p1n1N2P/P5Q1/1Pp1p1P1/2K4R w - - 1 0
[ Qg7+ Kh5 g4# ]

c)
KnezMihailova vs GM Arseniii_Nesterov, lichess, (2383)
5k2/pp3p2/3b1p1p/3p4/3P1P2/Pq1B1QPK/1P2R2P/3r4 w - - 1 0
[ Qh5 if Kg7 Qg4+ mates or if Qxd3 Qxh6+ mates or if Bxf4 Bc2 ]

d)
GM alireza2003 vs GM penguingim1, lichess, (2399)
5rk1/4pp1p/p5p1/1P2q3/2pr4/2N2Q2/2P2PPP/1RK4R b - - 0 1
[ ...Rd3 cxd3 Qxc3+ Kd1 Rd8 bxa6 Rxd3+ ]


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