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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 07KTr

Rating 1535 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 09YBz

Rating 1535 crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0D5Vn

Rating 1535 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0DIr7

Rating 1536 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0B0hf

Rating 1537 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0Ac6H

Rating 1538 advantagedefensiveMovemaster
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Puzzle 0PsyA

Rating 1538 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 077DX

Rating 1539 crushingdefensiveMovekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 07HDk

Rating 1539 crushingdefensiveMovekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0Ab4I

Rating 1540 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0E1wO

Rating 1540 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0LQPa

Rating 1541 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0KsRk

Rating 1542 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0STHY

Rating 1543 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 00xxi

Rating 1545 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 09Zof

Rating 1545 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 04Ojj

Rating 1546 advantagebishopEndgamedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0K62D

Rating 1546 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0O4Iq

Rating 1546 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0GkJQ

Rating 1547 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0PG4y

Rating 1548 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 067UQ

Rating 1549 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0BHqf

Rating 1549 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 03tS5

Rating 1550 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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