10 interference motifs rated between 1200 and 1399, averaging 1290. 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 1200-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 1200 is one that players around 1200 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.
f6 Bf4 Rxe7
f3+ Kh3 Rxh6+ Kg4 Rxh1
Bc2 Qa3 Bxd1
Bb5+ Nc6 Kxc2
Qxh2+ Kf1 Qh1+ Ke2 Rxe8+ Kd3 Qxe1
Rg8+ Kf1 Qxh1#
Rbg8+ Kf6 Rxh6+
Rh5+ Ke4 Rxh4+
Rh5+ Kd4 Rxh4+ Kc3 Rxa4
Qh8+ Kg6 Qh5+ Kf6 Kxf3
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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 1200 is one that players rated around 1200 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 1290, so they suit 1200-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.