Tac Overloading Beginner Chess Puzzles Set 1

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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 1020 Puzzle 2: White to move, rating 1094 Puzzle 3: White to move, rating 1109

Puzzle 1: White to move · rating 1020
Puzzle 2: White to move · rating 1094
Puzzle 3: White to move · rating 1109

Answers

Puzzle 1: Nc5+ Kc6 Nxe6
Puzzle 2: Rxa5 Rxa5 d8=Q
Puzzle 3: Nxg6+ Qxg6 Qxc8+

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%).

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

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