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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 04V5S

Rating 1898 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0DrMF

Rating 1898 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0FE9n

Rating 1898 advantagecapturingDefendercastling
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Puzzle 0EGER

Rating 1899 advantagedefensiveMovedeflection
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Puzzle 0KtaE

Rating 1899 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0VEfl

Rating 1899 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 06Pb8

Rating 1900 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0QpQc

Rating 1901 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0DF5c

Rating 1902 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0U7oK

Rating 1902 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0YhIz

Rating 1902 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0BbLS

Rating 1903 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0IeOt

Rating 1903 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0JCIr

Rating 1903 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0T5LG

Rating 1903 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0XVUD

Rating 1903 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0YvzF

Rating 1903 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 09h5f

Rating 1904 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0GqKE

Rating 1904 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0ORI3

Rating 1904 advantageattractionclearance
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Puzzle 0REQs

Rating 1904 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 014K4

Rating 1905 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 04lr7

Rating 1905 advantagedefensiveMovekingsideAttack
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Puzzle 050C0

Rating 1905 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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