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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 2MBAK

Rating 2657 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0yRYM

Rating 2658 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 1elWf

Rating 2658 attractioncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 27TLS

Rating 2658 advancedPawnadvantagedeflection
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Puzzle 29gof

Rating 2658 advantagedeflectionexposedKing
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Puzzle 1mL5L

Rating 2659 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 1nFb1

Rating 2660 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0GB7w

Rating 2661 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 1TrNJ

Rating 2662 advantagedeflectiondiscoveredAttack
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Puzzle 26GkJ

Rating 2662 crushingdeflectionmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0HZj3

Rating 2663 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 208Ft

Rating 2665 advancedPawncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 23R9w

Rating 2665 advantagedeflectionmiddlegame
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Puzzle 03kr8

Rating 2667 advantageattractiondeflection
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Puzzle 1Dqzs

Rating 2670 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0bsCv

Rating 2671 attractioncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0lGPK

Rating 2671 capturingDefendercrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 2OCmi

Rating 2671 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0vSM2

Rating 2672 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 1C3wl

Rating 2673 attractioncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0WLeN

Rating 2674 attractioncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 0Cyji

Rating 2675 crushingdeflectionmiddlegame
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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