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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 0AWB5

Rating 1775 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0PO7C

Rating 1775 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 02BFR

Rating 1777 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 04L43

Rating 1777 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 05HEu

Rating 1777 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0EaHR

Rating 1777 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0QAHU

Rating 1779 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 02tEM

Rating 1781 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 09nam

Rating 1781 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0H0zr

Rating 1781 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Q0Sl

Rating 1781 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0SFic

Rating 1781 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0JigZ

Rating 1783 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0MPm9

Rating 1783 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 02Yx1

Rating 1784 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0OvhM

Rating 1784 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 040mV

Rating 1785 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 05JKA

Rating 1785 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 01273

Rating 1787 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0D1vE

Rating 1787 advantagedefensiveMoveopening
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Puzzle 0Fo5q

Rating 1787 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0B2aX

Rating 1788 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0ArZ9

Rating 1790 crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0H1Rh

Rating 1790 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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