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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 0QbrR

Rating 1790 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0BErk

Rating 1791 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 06Qu1

Rating 1792 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0SswA

Rating 1792 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0La8F

Rating 1793 crushingdefensiveMovedeflection
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Puzzle 0LE4M

Rating 1794 advantagedefensiveMovefork
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Puzzle 0MftX

Rating 1794 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0MKtC

Rating 1794 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0KTCz

Rating 1796 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Uj0n

Rating 1796 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 05pK6

Rating 1797 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0DJTJ

Rating 1798 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0AzaB

Rating 1799 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0P6OO

Rating 1799 advancedPawnadvantagedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0R3Pq

Rating 1799 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 00Zks

Rating 1800 advancedPawnadvantagedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0CVR9

Rating 1800 crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0NMn8

Rating 1800 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Jqxv

Rating 1803 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0M6JR

Rating 1803 advantagebishopEndgamedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0AFcN

Rating 1804 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0G3iJ

Rating 1804 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 02Mby

Rating 1805 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 01kKD

Rating 1806 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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