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Master tac deflection beginner chess tactics Set 5. Ideal for students.

Deflection puzzles from real games · Foundation level

Three positions taken from rated games, each shown from the side to move. Solve them before reading the answers below; each answer lists the whole line, the opponent’s replies included.

Puzzle 1: White to move, rating 893   Puzzle 2: Black to move, rating 1111   Puzzle 3: White to move, rating 1135

  1. Puzzle 1: White to move · rating 893
  2. Puzzle 2: Black to move · rating 1111
  3. Puzzle 3: White to move · rating 1135

Answers

  1. Puzzle 1: Ra8+ Kb7 Rxd8
  2. Puzzle 2: Rg6+ Kf3 Rxg1 Qh8+ Ka7
  3. Puzzle 3: Qh8+ Ke7 Qxg7+

Across 2,000 deflection puzzles at this level, 74.2% take 2 moves to solve, and the key move is most often made by a rook (33.4%).

How to use this chess puzzle set

Best for tactical warmups, logic enrichment, chess clubs, and printable problem-solving packets.

  • Print the puzzle, solve without hints first, then use solution support to review the reasoning.
  • Move from riddles and wordplay into checkmate, tactics, endgames, knight tours, logic, and mixed puzzle sets.
  • Use the previous and next set links to stay inside the same page family before jumping to broader hubs.

Answer key policy

Answer support is available for review after a real attempt; printable answer-key behavior depends on the activity type.

Same-family next steps

Use the previous and next set links to stay inside the same page family before jumping to broader hubs.

Measurement events

This page should measure landed, started, used hint, checked answer, completed, printed/downloaded, shared, and clicked next events when the matching controls exist.