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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 0PIZX

Rating 1859 advancedPawnclearancecrushing
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Puzzle 0CtnM

Rating 1860 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Dtvi

Rating 1860 crushingdefensiveMovekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0E9Gr

Rating 1860 advancedPawnadvantagedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 09D21

Rating 1862 attractionclearancecrushing
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Puzzle 05DY3

Rating 1863 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 03oay

Rating 1864 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 08Dz6

Rating 1864 advantagedefensiveMovediscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 0Bvvf

Rating 1864 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0N72g

Rating 1864 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0TCnT

Rating 1864 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 01MNV

Rating 1865 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0NNfu

Rating 1866 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0BsfT

Rating 1867 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0WKrf

Rating 1867 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0ZKXf

Rating 1867 crushingdefensiveMovemaster
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Puzzle 05k1e

Rating 1868 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 06qUU

Rating 1868 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0CB92

Rating 1868 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0FitA

Rating 1868 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Y7kN

Rating 1869 advantagedefensiveMovekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 03WsY

Rating 1871 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0LJj0

Rating 1872 advantagedefensiveMoveopening
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Puzzle 0SOyO

Rating 1872 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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