10 deflections rated between 1800 and 1999, averaging 1890. 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 1800-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1800 is one that players around 1800 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
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Qxf7+ Rxf7 Rxc8+ Qd8 Rxd8+ Rf8 Rfxf8#
Qxg3 fxg3 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf8
Rg6+ Kf1 Qc4+ Qe2 Rg1+ Kxg1 Qxe2
Qh4+ Ke2 Qf2+ Kd3 Qxf3
Nxe6+ fxe6 Qxg6+ Kf8 Rxh8#
c4 bxc4 bxa4
f6 gxf6 gxh6
Nb3+ Kb1 Nxd2+ Rxd2 Qxh1+
Rxg1+ Kxg1 Re1+ Rf1 Bd4+ Kh1 Rxf1#
Ra2 Kd8 Ra8+ Ke7 Qxc7+
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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 1800 is one that players rated around 1800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1890, so they suit 1800-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.