10 deflections rated between 1400 and 1599, averaging 1485. Each position below is from a real game, with the solution given underneath — so you can check yourself immediately rather than guessing whether you were right.
Deflection forces a defending piece away from what it is guarding. The move is usually a capture or check the opponent cannot decline, and the point is the square the defender leaves behind rather than the material involved.
These are pitched at 1400-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1400 is one that players around 1400 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
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Nc4+ Kf6 Kxf4
Qg2+ Kxh4 Qh2+ Qh3 Bxg5+ Kxg5 Qxh3
Rac8+ Kb1 Qxd1+ Bxd1 Rxd1#
Bxg7+ Qxg7 Qxe4
Bh5+ Kxh5 Qxf7+
Rxd6 Qxd6 Re1+ Rxe1 Qxd6
Qg5+ Kf8 Rxh8#
Rxd4 Qxd4 Rf1+ Rxf1 Qxd4
Re8+ Rd8 Bb7+ Kb8 Rxd8+ Ka7 Ra8+ Kb6 Rxa6#
Bh2+ Kh1 Nxf2+ Rxf2 Qxe4
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Deflection forces a defending piece away from what it is guarding. The move is usually a capture or check the opponent cannot decline, and the point is the square the defender leaves behind rather than the material involved.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1400 is one that players rated around 1400 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1485, so they suit 1400-rated players.
Yes. Every puzzle on this page, including its solution, is free to view with no account. The rated trainer that tracks your progress and serves puzzles matched to your rating is part of Chess Ramp Premium.