10 interference motifs rated between 1000 and 1199, averaging 1139. 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.
Interference cuts the line between a defender and what it defends by putting a piece in the way, often a piece that can simply be captured. It is one of the rarest motifs in practical play and one of the most satisfying to find.
These are pitched at 1000-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1000 is one that players around 1000 solve about half the time, so if you are getting most of these you should move up a band.
Solving from a page is good for pattern recognition but not for tracking progress. The rated puzzle trainer serves puzzles matched to your own rating and adjusts as you solve, and the Mistake Trainer builds puzzles from positions you actually got wrong in your own games.
Qd6+ Kf7 Qxf6+ Ke8 Qxh8+
Bb4+ Bd2 Qxd4
Qxc3+ Bd2 Qxd4
Qh1+ Ke2 Rxe8+
Bh7+ Kf7 Rxf2+
Qb6+ Kc1 Rxa1#
Ne7+ Kh7 Qxd8
Rc7+ Kb5 Rxb7+ Ka5 Rxa7+
Qb8+ Rd8 Qe5+ Kd7 Qxd5+
Bf4+ Ke1 Qxg1#
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Interference cuts the line between a defender and what it defends by putting a piece in the way, often a piece that can simply be captured. It is one of the rarest motifs in practical play and one of the most satisfying to find.
Puzzle ratings work like player ratings. A puzzle rated 1000 is one that players rated around 1000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1139, so they suit 1000-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.