10 deflections rated between 1600 and 1799, averaging 1659. 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 1600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1600 is one that players around 1600 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
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Qc8+ Be8 Qxe8+ Rf8 Bb3+ c4 Bxc4+ Kh8 Qxf8#
Qxf4+ Qc7 Ra8+ Kxa8 Qxc7
Rc4+ Kb6 a5+ Kxa5 Rxc7
Qh1+ Ke2 Rxe3+ Kxe3 Qxe1+
Bb5 Bxb5 c8=Q+
Bh2+ Kh1 Nxf2+ Rxf2 Qxe4
Qc6+ Ka7 Qxc5+ Kb8 Qxd4
Rxd8 Qxd8 Bxf7+ Rxf7 Qxd8+
Rd1+ Kh2 Qxf2
Rf3+ Rg3 Qxf1+ Qxf1 Rxf1
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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 1600 is one that players rated around 1600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1659, so they suit 1600-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.