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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 0BmAI

Rating 1175 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0FnjI

Rating 1175 crushingdefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0ES2T

Rating 1176 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0C4Pd

Rating 1177 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0NgUh

Rating 1177 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 08VyN

Rating 1179 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0EJxO

Rating 1182 advancedPawnadvantagebishopEndgame
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Puzzle 07FyN

Rating 1183 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 01pet

Rating 1184 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 023eI

Rating 1186 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0248u

Rating 1187 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0Ic5y

Rating 1187 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0JwA4

Rating 1189 advantagedefensiveMovehangingPiece
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Puzzle 06AH0

Rating 1193 advantagedefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0OTc5

Rating 1193 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 03mei

Rating 1195 advantagedefensiveMovemiddlegame
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Puzzle 0BFrj

Rating 1196 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0CbHs

Rating 1196 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0EoEG

Rating 1196 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 004LZ

Rating 1197 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0M7fp

Rating 1197 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0HtRD

Rating 1205 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 02GkM

Rating 1207 crushingdefensiveMovelong
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Puzzle 0LB0r

Rating 1208 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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