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
developing
Rating 1403
advancedPawnadvantagedeflection
developing
Rating 1404
advantagedeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1405
crushingdeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1405
advantagedeflectiondiscoveredAttack
developing
Rating 1406
attackingF2F7crushingdeflection
developing
Rating 1406
advantagedeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1407
advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
developing
Rating 1407
advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
developing
Rating 1409
deflectionendgamemate
developing
Rating 1411
advantagedeflectionmaster
developing
Rating 1411
advantagedeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1411
advantageattractiondeflection
developing
Rating 1412
crushingdeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1412
crushingdeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1413
crushingdeflectionexposedKing
developing
Rating 1413
crushingdeflectionmiddlegame
developing
Rating 1413
crushingdeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1414
advantagedeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1414
advantagedeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1415
attractioncrushingdeflection
developing
Rating 1416
advantagedeflectionexposedKing
developing
Rating 1416
deflectionmatemateIn2
developing
Rating 1417
attractioncrushingdeflection
developing
Rating 1418
deflectionendgamelong
No local records match those filters.