10 deflections rated between 2000 and 2199, averaging 2073. 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 2000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2000 is one that players around 2000 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
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Re8+ Ka7 Qxb7+ Kxb7 Rd7+ Ka6 Rxa8#
Bxe7+ Kxe7 f6+ Kxf6 Rxd8 Rxd8 Rxd8
Re1+ Bf1 Ne2+ Kh1 Rxf1#
Qh3+ Qh4 g4+ Kh6 Qxh4+
Qg4+ Qg6 Qxf4
Rd7+ Kc1 Kxe1
Rxg7 Qxg7 Rxf4+
Qh8+ Kc7 Qd8+ Kc6 Qc8+ Kd5 Qxb7+ Ke6 Qxg2
Re8+ Kh7 Qb1+ Qg6 Rh8+ Kxh8 Qxg6
Qd1+ Qd6 Qxd6+ cxd6 c7+ Kxc7 Rxe8
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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 2000 is one that players rated around 2000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2073, so they suit 2000-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.