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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 0CmRB

Rating 1905 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Ep8v

Rating 1905 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0Pgjn

Rating 1905 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0RLEm

Rating 1905 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 09AHO

Rating 1906 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0DR4k

Rating 1906 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0FMfI

Rating 1907 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0JPY6

Rating 1907 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0XcNQ

Rating 1907 advancedPawnadvantagedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0XGEM

Rating 1907 crushingdefensiveMoveopening
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Puzzle 01ew5

Rating 1909 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 01Uzs

Rating 1909 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 095AS

Rating 1909 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0MkAq

Rating 1909 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0ZMFQ

Rating 1909 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 00nAo

Rating 1910 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0ToJ7

Rating 1910 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0UqKN

Rating 1910 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Vp1U

Rating 1910 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0CBVA

Rating 1911 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Ot4D

Rating 1911 crushingdefensiveMoveenPassant
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Puzzle 03JhA

Rating 1912 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0I4Mh

Rating 1912 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0JTm0

Rating 1912 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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