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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 0DFxM

Rating 1874 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0VAbO

Rating 1874 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0RWOU

Rating 1875 advantagedefensiveMoveopening
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Puzzle 0UGwy

Rating 1875 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0H2ro

Rating 1876 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0KS4r

Rating 1876 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Lij5

Rating 1876 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0RnhF

Rating 1876 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0YuN3

Rating 1877 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0DbVS

Rating 1878 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0V1hz

Rating 1878 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0OD6e

Rating 1879 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0YEZw

Rating 1879 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0MdSE

Rating 1880 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 011N0

Rating 1881 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 05ttp

Rating 1883 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 07ZBD

Rating 1883 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0DHwN

Rating 1884 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0R6Wx

Rating 1885 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Yh25

Rating 1885 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 013Kj

Rating 1886 advantageclearancedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 02NO4

Rating 1887 advantagebishopEndgameclearance
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Puzzle 0FsiP

Rating 1887 advancedPawnadvantagedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0PRiW

Rating 1887 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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