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Printable Capture the defender Puzzles
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Printable worksheet
12 capture the defender puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
This motif removes the guard by taking it. Once the defender is captured — often with a small material investment — the piece or square it protected falls.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
Capture the defender — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 0QLm2: f6d5 → c3d5 → c4d5 → d2b4 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 05Pkx: d1d4 → c5d4 → e3d4 → d6f4 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 01o3H: c4c5 → a8a7 → b7a7 → d6c5 → g1f1 → c5a7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 06qRA: d4e5 → d8d2 → d1d2 → h6e3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 07tvG: h2h3 → b4d2 → f3d2 → g4e2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0NRcg: a7a6 → b5c5 → d6c5 → d1d8 → f8d8 → h4e7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0LsBD: e5c3 → c8c3 → g1f1 → c1b2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0G6lh: c3e2 → d7d3 → c2d3 → f4e2 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0J2jV: f5f4 → g3g6 → h7g6 → d6e5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0kDe6: c3a5 → f4g2 → e1f1 → f6f3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0FGO7: b5b4 → d3b3 → a4b3 → a3b4 → g7f6 → b4b5 → b3b2 → d2c2 → b2b1b → c2b1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 1EtuE: b6b1 → e2b2 → c5d3 → f4e2 → g1h1 → b2b1 → c1b1 → f5d3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0