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Defensive move Chess Puzzles

Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.

4524 real-game puzzles in this collection

What is a defensive move?

Defensive puzzles ask you to hold, not to win: find the only move that parries the threat, escapes the net or forces perpetual resources for the defender.

How to spot it

Identify the opponent’s real threat first, then search for replies that neutralize it while conceding the least — counter-attacks and in-between checks included.

What this set trains

These sets build resilience under pressure — the skill that saves half-points and punishes overextended attacks.

Foundation: 141Developing: 333Challenging: 738Advanced: 3312
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Puzzle 0xVZ4

Rating 602 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0G1PI

Rating 693 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0LGVv

Rating 717 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0bFMn

Rating 722 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0GkwE

Rating 725 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 05YD6

Rating 779 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0CaOX

Rating 784 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0HZfF

Rating 786 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0i2Ho

Rating 790 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0NXCn

Rating 796 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0u0Ix

Rating 797 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0iHbn

Rating 798 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0lLSj

Rating 798 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0FfsC

Rating 801 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0OuMr

Rating 820 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 09iFa

Rating 836 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0EyOu

Rating 840 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 08NWB

Rating 862 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Cr42

Rating 867 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0HXnI

Rating 872 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0DWW4

Rating 874 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 03mv2

Rating 881 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0H6Dd

Rating 885 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 089jo

Rating 889 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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