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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 0Vlj1

Rating 1912 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 05pbB

Rating 1913 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0CWQU

Rating 1913 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0H882

Rating 1913 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0TuRq

Rating 1913 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0I6B7

Rating 1914 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0KPKz

Rating 1914 advancedPawnadvantagedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0PZru

Rating 1914 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0LI7g

Rating 1915 crushingdefensiveMovemaster
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Puzzle 0JsLm

Rating 1916 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0R3mV

Rating 1916 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0UxMQ

Rating 1916 advancedPawnadvantageclearance
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Puzzle 00rhJ

Rating 1918 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 038pq

Rating 1918 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0FQWR

Rating 1918 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Fs8O

Rating 1918 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0YIML

Rating 1918 crushingdefensiveMoveintermezzo
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Puzzle 05s8P

Rating 1919 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 01Qs6

Rating 1920 advancedPawnadvantagedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0Acwa

Rating 1920 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Le9Q

Rating 1920 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 003aS

Rating 1921 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 05Fv8

Rating 1921 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Ugiz

Rating 1921 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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