10 interference motifs rated between 2200 and 3500, averaging 2406. 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 2200+-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 2200+ is one that players around 2200+ 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.
Qg5+ Ke8 Rf4 d6 Qg8+ Kd7 Rf7+ Kc6 Qxc8+
Nf7+ Kg7 Rxg2+ Kxf7 Rxg8 Kxg8 b4 Kg7 b5 cxb5 axb5
Rc2 Rd1 Rxc4
Nxf7 Rxf6 Qxf6 Rf1 Qxf1+ Kxf1 Nh6+ Kg1 Kxh7
Rxd7+ Ke8 Qxb8+ Kxd7 Rd1+
e5 dxe5 b6 Qb4 Qxc7
Ne6 Nh5 Rg6 Rde8 Qxh5
Rf2+ Ke1 Re2+ Qxe2 Qc1+ Kf2 Bd4+ Kg2 Qxg5+ Kh3 Bxg1
Rf4 e3+ Kxd3 Rf3 Rh4
Rxe3 Rxe3 Rxe3 Kxe3 Qg3+ Kd2 Qxg2+ Be2 Qxh1
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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 2200+ is one that players rated around 2200+ solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 2406, so they suit 2200+-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.