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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advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Rating 1414
crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Rating 1419
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Rating 1420
advantagedefensiveMovemaster
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Rating 1421
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1422
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1428
advantagebishopEndgamedefensiveMove
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Rating 1430
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1432
advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Rating 1434
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1436
advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1438
advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Rating 1438
crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Rating 1439
crushingdefensiveMovemaster
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Rating 1440
bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Rating 1441
crushingdefensiveMovekingsideAttack
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Rating 1442
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1442
crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Rating 1443
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crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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