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
advanced
Rating 2104
crushingdeflectionlong
advanced
Rating 2107
crushingdeflectionexposedKing
advanced
Rating 2107
advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
advanced
Rating 2109
advantagedeflectionexposedKing
advanced
Rating 2109
crushingdeflectionendgame
advanced
Rating 2116
advantagedeflectionendgame
advanced
Rating 2116
deflectiondiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
advanced
Rating 2117
crushingdeflectionendgame
advanced
Rating 2119
advantagedeflectionkingsideAttack
advanced
Rating 2120
attackingF2F7crushingdeflection
advanced
Rating 2120
advantagecapturingDefenderdeflection
advanced
Rating 2123
advantagedeflectionfork
advanced
Rating 2123
advantagedeflectionendgame
advanced
Rating 2124
crushingdeflectionendgame
advanced
Rating 2125
attractioncrushingdeflection
advanced
Rating 2125
advancedPawncrushingdeflection
advanced
Rating 2125
crushingdeflectionexposedKing
advanced
Rating 2126
crushingdeflectionmaster
advanced
Rating 2127
crushingdeflectiondiscoveredAttack
advanced
Rating 2127
advantageattractiondeflection
advanced
Rating 2127
bishopEndgamecrushingdeflection
advanced
Rating 2127
advantageattractiondeflection
advanced
Rating 2127
advantagedeflectionlong
advanced
Rating 2129
crushingdeflectionkingsideAttack
No local records match those filters.