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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 0Ibgv

Rating 2129 crushingdeflectiondiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 09IHl

Rating 2130 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0OQfO

Rating 2132 advantageattackingF2F7deflection
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Puzzle 05DRj

Rating 2134 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0Zy6z

Rating 2138 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0DKhT

Rating 2140 advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0gwIQ

Rating 2141 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0Pei9

Rating 2143 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0B7LJ

Rating 2144 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0RBrM

Rating 2146 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0eshX

Rating 2147 advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
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Puzzle 04wM4

Rating 2149 advantagecapturingDefenderdeflection
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Puzzle 0Dnoc

Rating 2150 advantagedeflectionmaster
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Puzzle 0hj7L

Rating 2150 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0bRyY

Rating 2151 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 09D2l

Rating 2155 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0aJaj

Rating 2156 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0Xz6j

Rating 2156 attractiondeflectionmate
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Puzzle 0QCuP

Rating 2161 crushingdeflectionendgame
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