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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 0HsKG

Rating 1739 advantagedefensiveMovemaster
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Puzzle 0HpkB

Rating 1740 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 05Bkb

Rating 1741 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0AlfR

Rating 1741 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0H8Ue

Rating 1742 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0IMSX

Rating 1742 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0SuUR

Rating 1742 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0EkEn

Rating 1744 advantagedefensiveMovefork
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Puzzle 0R7KD

Rating 1744 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0Eyv7

Rating 1746 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0GCGD

Rating 1746 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0IST8

Rating 1746 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 02gtK

Rating 1747 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 07hR4

Rating 1747 advantagecapturingDefenderdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0KLO6

Rating 1747 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0R9Br

Rating 1747 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 00rFc

Rating 1748 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Evs0

Rating 1748 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0O0Vf

Rating 1748 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0UbQJ

Rating 1750 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 02Id6

Rating 1751 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 03OKR

Rating 1751 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 07JLL

Rating 1751 crushingdefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0Ngxh

Rating 1751 advancedPawnadvantagebishopEndgame
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