Here are some chess puzzles rated 2400-2499.
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 C9C9C9C9C9 vs GM alireza2003, lichess, (2402)
4r2k/2r2p1n/b4q2/p2pNBRp/1p1P1Q1P/5P1K/PP6/3R4 b - - 0 1
[ ...Nxg5+ hxg5 Qxf5+ Qxf5 Bc8 ]

b)
GM Arseniii_Nesterov vs Fiery_calm, lichess, (2408)
2rr4/pb3ppk/1p1b1n1p/3pq3/7Q/1NN1PBPP/PPR2P2/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
[ ...Rc4 Nd4 g5 ]

c)
CM Kingscrusher vs beginner012, lichess, (2416)
r4r2/pp1b1k2/3pq2Q/5pp1/2Ppn3/2PB4/P4PP1/2K1R2R w - - 1 0
[ Qh7+ if Ke8 Bxe4 fxe4 Rxe4 or if Kf6 Rh6+ mates ]

d)
GM Arseniii_Nesterov vs ChessKing245, lichess, (2416)
3k4/7R/6p1/3P1b2/5P2/4K3/r3B2p/8 b - - 0 1
[ ...Ra3+ Kf2 Bh3 ]

e)
Sigiammattei vs Andrey_from_Tomsk, lichess, (2429)
5rk1/7p/3P4/p1R1Bp2/3p4/r5P1/5P1P/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ d7 Rc3 Rd5 if Rd8 Bf6 ]

f)
sgphwelz vs FM nonsopolo, lichess, (2438)
2b3rk/1p1p3p/1Pn1p3/pNQ1np2/P3q3/7P/6R1/6RK w - - 1 0
[ Nd6 Qf3 Nf7+ Nxf7 Qc3+ Nfe5 Qxf3 ]

g)
whop vs FM nonsopolo, lichess, (2445)
r6k/p5R1/2p1r2B/1pp2pp1/7Q/2P1NP2/PP2q3/6K1 w - - 1 0
[ Rxg5 Qxe3+ Kh2 if Qe2+ Rg2 Qe5+ Bf4+ ]


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