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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 06b0B

Rating 1663 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Bw2m

Rating 1663 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0IVFa

Rating 1663 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0P1fn

Rating 1665 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0UCa3

Rating 1665 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0R8u0

Rating 1666 crushingdefensiveMovemaster
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Puzzle 0U2ug

Rating 1667 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 01IdQ

Rating 1670 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Tqyl

Rating 1670 advantagedefensiveMovefork
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Puzzle 0Sysl

Rating 1671 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0IPV8

Rating 1672 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0AYA7

Rating 1673 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0HbZn

Rating 1673 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0IaAp

Rating 1673 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Bmhd

Rating 1674 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0H9kr

Rating 1674 advancedPawnadvantageclearance
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Puzzle 0BN8I

Rating 1675 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 06g0q

Rating 1676 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0L1PU

Rating 1676 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0UGTC

Rating 1676 crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 02RwK

Rating 1677 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0GoP4

Rating 1677 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 00hA5

Rating 1678 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0RhDS

Rating 1679 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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