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Printable Interference Puzzles
Real positions from rated games. Narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then solve or print each one.
Printable worksheet
12 interference puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
Interference cuts the line between two enemy pieces that defend each other, usually by planting a piece on the intersection square. Both severed halves then hang at once.
Positions come from real rated games. The answer key prints on the last page.
Interference — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- #1 (puzzle 0mezG): Rg3+ → Kd2 → Rxg2+
- #2 (puzzle 02F4S): Ra3+ → Kc2 → Rxa2+ → Kb3 → Rxf2
- #3 (puzzle 0BCpo): Qa1+ → Kd2 → Rxd7+
- #4 (puzzle 0MTrJ): Bb5+ → Ke7 → Qxd5
- #5 (puzzle 0A5sQ): Rxg7+ → Kxg7 → Rg1+ → Kf7 → Qxf4+
- #6 (puzzle 0UdA1): Qh6+ → Kf5 → Qf6+ → Ke4 → Qxe7+
- #7 (puzzle 0P1vH): Qh8+ → Ke7 → Rxg7+ → Kd6 → Qd8+ → Ke5 → Qxc7+
- #8 (puzzle 06fXM): Qd3+ → Kf4 → Qxd4+
- #9 (puzzle 0AFgI): Nxg3 → Bf4 → Qxf2
- #10 (puzzle 0ef2o): Rxc5 → dxc5 → Nc3+ → Ka1 → Qxe5
- #11 (puzzle 08hpi): Rxg5+ → Bxg5 → Bh5+ → Kh7 → Be8+ → Bh6 → Qxa8
- #12 (puzzle 03iyb): Qb2+ → Kf4 → Qf2+ → Kg5 → Qxf6+ → Kh6 → Qxh8+
Positions from real rated games (CC0 data).