2155 real-game puzzles in this collection
What is a deflection?
Deflection drags a defender away from its duty. By capturing, checking or threatening, you force an enemy piece to abandon the square, line or piece it was guarding, then exploit what it left behind.
How to spot it
Identify which enemy piece holds the position together — the guard of a mating square, a back rank or a loose piece. Any forcing move that attacks that overworked guard is a deflection candidate.
What this set trains
Deflection sets build the habit of asking “what is this piece defending?” before every exchange — a question that exposes hidden wins constantly.
Foundation: 335Developing: 498Challenging: 464Advanced: 858
foundation
Rating 632
advancedPawncrushingdeflection
foundation
Rating 635
advantagedeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 640
crushingdeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 643
deflectionendgamemate
foundation
Rating 678
advancedPawncrushingdeflection
foundation
Rating 709
crushingdeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 730
advantagedeflectiondiscoveredAttack
foundation
Rating 752
bishopEndgamecrushingdeflection
foundation
Rating 755
deflectionendgamemate
foundation
Rating 771
crushingdeflectionkingsideAttack
foundation
Rating 771
crushingdeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 772
crushingdeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 777
attackingF2F7deflectionmate
foundation
Rating 782
deflectionendgamekingsideAttack
foundation
Rating 788
crushingdeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 793
crushingdeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 798
advancedPawncrushingdeflection
foundation
Rating 808
advantagedeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 808
deflectionendgamemate
foundation
Rating 820
deflectionendgamemate
foundation
Rating 823
advancedPawndeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 829
advantagedeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 835
backRankMatedeflectionendgame
foundation
Rating 848
deflectiondiscoveredAttackendgame
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