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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 0V5cz

Rating 1996 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0XVt8

Rating 1996 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0APCt

Rating 1997 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0D9tH

Rating 1997 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0NMOY

Rating 1997 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Xl3U

Rating 1997 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0YcUQ

Rating 1997 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0CG6w

Rating 1999 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0HLIg

Rating 1999 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0OWLY

Rating 1999 crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0VcKI

Rating 1999 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0WKNj

Rating 1999 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0gSw9

Rating 2000 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0HcRr

Rating 2000 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0INyX

Rating 2000 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0QZEZ

Rating 2000 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0XdV0

Rating 2000 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 037Ap

Rating 2001 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0B6hk

Rating 2001 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0fnLB

Rating 2002 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0Jgcj

Rating 2002 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Ol9T

Rating 2002 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Ujhh

Rating 2002 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 02sDX

Rating 2003 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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