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Chess Moment · Puzzles

Deflection

A defender can only do one job at a time. Twelve positions where dragging it away collapses everything it was holding together.

12 positions · Rated 551 to 1992, easiest first.

The lesson behind it: Checks, captures, threats

Position 1 · Black to move

Rating: 551

Show the solution
  1. YouBe6-h3
  2. OpponentKf1-g1
  3. YouRe8xe1

Open this position on a board

FEN: 4r1k1/1p4p1/p1p1bp2/3p4/1R6/1P1P2P1/1PP2P1P/4RK2 b - - 3 27

Position 2 · Black to move

Rating: 1008

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  1. YouQf6xf2
  2. OpponentKe1-d1
  3. YouQf2xf1

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FEN: r1b1k1nr/pppp1ppp/5q2/2bNp3/4P3/6P1/PPQP1P1P/R1B1KBNR b KQkq - 0 7

Position 3 · White to move

Rating: 1138

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  1. Youh6-h7
  2. OpponentKg8-h8
  3. YouQe7xf8

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FEN: 2r1nrk1/p1qbQ3/6pP/5p2/1ppPp3/6b1/PP2K1P1/R6R w - - 2 26

Position 4 · Black to move

Rating: 1183

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  1. YouRf2xf5
  2. OpponentRe5xf5
  3. Youe2-e1=Q

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FEN: 8/3k4/1p6/pP1KRP2/P2P4/8/4pr2/8 b - - 4 51

Position 5 · Black to move

Rating: 1280

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  1. YouRg8xg2
  2. OpponentKf2xg2
  3. YouQb2xe2

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FEN: 6rk/1P6/P3p3/7p/5P2/8/1q2QKP1/5N2 b - - 4 54

Position 6 · White to move

Rating: 1374

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  1. YouRb1xb5
  2. OpponentKb7-c8
  3. YouRa1xa8

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FEN: r3r3/1k3p1p/2p2qpP/1nP2b2/3p4/5B2/5PPB/RR4K1 w - - 2 29

Position 7 · Black to move

Rating: 1469

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  1. YouQg6-g3
  2. OpponentKh2-h1
  3. YouQg3xh3

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FEN: 6k1/1p3pp1/p5q1/8/1P1Pb2p/P2p3P/1Q3RPK/6R1 b - - 0 32

Position 8 · Black to move

Rating: 1561

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  1. YouRe8-e1
  2. OpponentRd1xe1
  3. YouQd7xd5

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FEN: r3r1k1/3q1ppp/8/1N1Q4/P1n5/5P2/6PP/R2R2K1 b - - 0 29

Position 9 · Black to move

Rating: 1685

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  1. YouQh3-h1
  2. OpponentKf1-e2
  3. YouQh1xg2

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FEN: 5rk1/2p2ppp/5r2/2Q5/2pPp3/4P2q/P1P2NR1/4RK2 b - - 1 30

Position 10 · White to move

Rating: 1765

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  1. YouNe4-f6
  2. OpponentKh7-h8
  3. YouRh1xh6

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FEN: r2q2r1/pppbnp1k/3pp2p/8/3PNPQ1/2P5/PP3PP1/R3K2R w KQ - 2 17

Position 11 · Black to move

Rating: 1900

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  1. YouNf4xh3
  2. Opponentg2xh3
  3. YouQf6xf3

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FEN: r4rk1/bppb1ppp/p2p1q2/P2Pp3/1PP1Pn2/5N1P/4NPP1/R2QRBK1 b - c3 0 19

Position 12 · Black to move

Rating: 1992

Show the solution
  1. Youd3-d2
  2. OpponentQe1xd2
  3. YouRb8xb1

Open this position on a board

FEN: 1r1q2k1/p4ppp/8/3P4/8/3p2P1/P4P1P/1R2Q1K1 b - - 0 21

Where these positions come from

Positions come from the Lichess puzzle database, dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. Player names and game links are not retained. https://database.lichess.org/#puzzles