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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 09quc

Rating 1932 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0QoVS

Rating 1932 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0YKzm

Rating 1932 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 08sVJ

Rating 1934 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0HYmt

Rating 1935 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0CPuK

Rating 1936 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0JjWq

Rating 1936 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0MILQ

Rating 1936 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0OwwP

Rating 1936 crushingdefensiveMoveenPassant
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Puzzle 0Y5It

Rating 1936 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Ce1O

Rating 1937 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Fiye

Rating 1937 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 08VN6

Rating 1938 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 06Q3K

Rating 1939 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 07dY0

Rating 1940 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0PmlY

Rating 1940 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0QU9i

Rating 1940 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 09cNZ

Rating 1941 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0AjBq

Rating 1941 crushingdefensiveMovefork
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Puzzle 0R9hS

Rating 1941 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0TaaM

Rating 1941 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 03Nzv

Rating 1942 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0A7Tp

Rating 1942 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0FtUX

Rating 1942 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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