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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Rating 961
crushingdeflectionendgame
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Rating 962
deflectionendgamemaster
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Rating 962
advancedPawncrushingdeflection
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Rating 963
deflectionendgamemate
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Rating 963
backRankMatedeflectionendgame
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Rating 964
deflectionmatemateIn2
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Rating 964
advantagedeflectionendgame
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Rating 968
deflectionkingsideAttackmate
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Rating 969
advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
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Rating 969
deflectionmatemateIn2
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Rating 970
crushingdeflectionendgame
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Rating 972
deflectionendgamelong
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Rating 972
deflectionkingsideAttackmate
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Rating 972
crushingdeflectionendgame
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Rating 973
deflectionendgamemate
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Rating 973
crushingdeflectionendgame
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Rating 973
advantagedeflectionendgame
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Rating 973
advantagedeflectionendgame
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Rating 976
crushingdeflectionendgame
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Rating 977
advantagedeflectionendgame
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Rating 977
crushingdeflectionendgame
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Rating 977
crushingdeflectionendgame
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Rating 978
deflectionendgamemate
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Rating 978
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