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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 0Uw7m

Rating 1963 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 005YX

Rating 1964 defensiveMoveequalitymiddlegame
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Puzzle 052zB

Rating 1964 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0KlJV

Rating 1964 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 095vY

Rating 1965 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0Dksh

Rating 1965 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0OmkR

Rating 1965 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 01XoC

Rating 1966 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 06q4t

Rating 1966 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0CC4a

Rating 1966 castlingcrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0CqZJ

Rating 1966 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0QUiR

Rating 1966 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0QzP1

Rating 1966 advancedPawnadvantagedefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0G4yG

Rating 1967 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0GVrJ

Rating 1967 crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 08SBz

Rating 1969 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 09BuW

Rating 1969 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0WwBO

Rating 1969 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0HSFC

Rating 1970 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Mr8d

Rating 1970 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 07QKK

Rating 1971 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0FSEH

Rating 1971 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0Gbrn

Rating 1971 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Qd5p

Rating 1971 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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