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 1568
advantagedeflectionexposedKing
developing
Rating 1570
crushingdeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1570
bishopEndgamecrushingdeflection
developing
Rating 1570
backRankMatedeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1572
attractiondeflectionmate
developing
Rating 1572
clearancecrushingdeflection
developing
Rating 1573
deflectionmatemateIn2
developing
Rating 1573
deflectionendgamekingsideAttack
developing
Rating 1575
crushingdeflectionexposedKing
developing
Rating 1576
advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
developing
Rating 1576
attractioncrushingdeflection
developing
Rating 1577
advancedPawnadvantagedeflection
developing
Rating 1577
deflectionendgamemate
developing
Rating 1582
crushingdeflectionfork
developing
Rating 1582
advantagedeflectionmaster
developing
Rating 1584
advantagedeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1585
crushingdeflectionfork
developing
Rating 1585
advantagedeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1586
advantagedeflectionfork
developing
Rating 1586
attractioncrushingdeflection
developing
Rating 1586
attractioncrushingdeflection
developing
Rating 1587
crushingdeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1587
arabianMatedeflectionendgame
developing
Rating 1589
deflectionendgamemate
No local records match those filters.