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Deflection 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.

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
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Puzzle 0DgvD

Rating 923 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0PdhW

Rating 927 advantagedeflectiondiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 0NXx1

Rating 932 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0E6bs

Rating 941 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0Aox8

Rating 942 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 05c3K

Rating 944 backRankMatedeflectionmate
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Puzzle 03LQm

Rating 945 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0LEoo

Rating 945 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0OkiS

Rating 949 crushingdeflectionendgame
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More puzzle themes: Advanced pawn · Attacks on f2 / f7 · Attraction · Back-rank mate · Bishop endgame tactics · Capture the defender · Clearance · Defensive move · Discovered attack · Discovered check · All themes