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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 0TUNs

Rating 1834 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 07Uhs

Rating 1835 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 08kas

Rating 1835 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0BfXP

Rating 1835 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0BpTq

Rating 1835 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0OHf9

Rating 1835 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0VHtR

Rating 1835 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0CW2P

Rating 1836 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 00dwJ

Rating 1837 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0BZW9

Rating 1837 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0T4YD

Rating 1837 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0TeFA

Rating 1837 advantagedefensiveMoveopening
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Puzzle 06f2z

Rating 1838 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Mhjc

Rating 1838 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0PSr1

Rating 1838 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0X202

Rating 1838 advancedPawnadvantagedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 07pCZ

Rating 1839 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0LwS2

Rating 1839 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0PXMz

Rating 1839 crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 03TpT

Rating 1841 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0OFtg

Rating 1841 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 08xUV

Rating 1842 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0KRvF

Rating 1842 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0Mkgs

Rating 1842 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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