10 interference motifs rated between 400 and 799, averaging 755. 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 600-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 600 is one that players around 600 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.
Nxf2+ Kg2 Nxg4
Qa1+ Kf2 Qxb2+
Qa8+ Kd7 Qxb7+
Rg4+ Kd3 Kxf3
Ra6+ Kd7 Rxa7+
Qg7+ Ke8 Qxh8+
Rg6+ Kc7 Rxg7+
Nb3+ Kd1 Nxa1
Nd6+ Kb8 Nxe8
Qg7+ Kd8 Qxh8+
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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 600 is one that players rated around 600 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 755, so they suit 600-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.