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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 0U6Xp

Rating 1723 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0JIMb

Rating 1724 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0GzRt

Rating 1726 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0CuYW

Rating 1727 advantagedefensiveMovediscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 0Ieqb

Rating 1729 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0RKdZ

Rating 1729 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0Rgdh

Rating 1731 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0BDmC

Rating 1732 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0UNJ3

Rating 1732 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0QD9H

Rating 1733 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 08uwv

Rating 1734 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0ACFj

Rating 1734 advantageattractiondefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0LvQ9

Rating 1734 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 035Fa

Rating 1735 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0FrHa

Rating 1735 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0SiFG

Rating 1735 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0DY7h

Rating 1736 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0DgIe

Rating 1737 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0KK54

Rating 1737 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 02ZlS

Rating 1738 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 09Wge

Rating 1738 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 05uVC

Rating 1739 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 05Ux3

Rating 1739 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 09H6e

Rating 1739 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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