10 interference motifs rated between 2000 and 2199, averaging 2082. 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 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.
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.
Qg6+ Kf8 Qg8+ Ke7 Qxg5+
Qh2+ Kf2 Rxf3+ Kxf3 Rf8+ Ke2 Qxg2+
Bf6+ Kh7 Rxf7+
Rxf3+ Kg1 Bf2+ Kg2 Rg3+ Kxf2 Qg2+ Ke1 Qxh1+
Rxd4+ exd4 Qd5+ Kc8 Qxa8+
Bxf2+ Kxf2 Ne4+ Kg1 Qxe6
Qg6+ Kf4 Qg4+ Ke5 Qxg7+
Qg2+ Ke1 Qh1+ Kd2 Qxd5+
Rf3 Qg1 Nxd3+
Bxd4 exd4 Qf3+ Kd2 Qxf2+ Kd1 Qf3+
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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 2000 is one that players rated around 2000 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2082, 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.