Name: Class: Date:

Printable tac overloading expert chess tactics Set 5. Perfect for learning.

Deflection puzzles from real games · Advanced 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 2048   Puzzle 2: White to move, rating 2080   Puzzle 3: Black to move, rating 2406

  1. Puzzle 1: White to move · rating 2048
  2. Puzzle 2: White to move · rating 2080
  3. Puzzle 3: Black to move · rating 2406

Answers

  1. Puzzle 1: Qe8+ Qf8 Qxe6+ Qf7 Qc8+
  2. Puzzle 2: Bc7+ Ke8 Nd6+ Qxd6 Qxf7#
  3. Puzzle 3: Rh2+ Kc3 Qe5+ Kb4 Rxb2+ Ka4 Qc5 Qd8+ Kh7 Qb6 Rxb6 axb6 Qxb6

Across 2,000 deflection puzzles at this level, 42% take 3 moves to solve, and the key move is most often made by a rook (29.8%).

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.