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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 0IqIt

Rating 1315 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0S3Fu

Rating 1315 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0K4xa

Rating 1318 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0LQky

Rating 1318 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0GtyU

Rating 1320 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 07WiO

Rating 1321 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Q5Iz

Rating 1321 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 07COk

Rating 1322 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0GBG4

Rating 1324 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 03lR8

Rating 1326 advantagecapturingDefenderdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0Kamk

Rating 1326 crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 03WcF

Rating 1328 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0G7rf

Rating 1328 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 09JvN

Rating 1329 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 09Mof

Rating 1329 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0FGE0

Rating 1331 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0DeDy

Rating 1332 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 08pDJ

Rating 1334 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0GjTZ

Rating 1334 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 02qLW

Rating 1339 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 04QLZ

Rating 1342 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0ORS4

Rating 1342 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0M7qs

Rating 1346 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 02F5u

Rating 1347 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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