10 interference motifs rated between 800 and 999, averaging 959. 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 800-rated players. Puzzle ratings work like player ratings: a puzzle rated 800 is one that players around 800 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.
Rb3+ Kc6 Rxf6+
Rxh5+ gxh5 Qxh5+ Kg8 Qxe8+
Qg1+ Ke2 Qxg2+
Qxg7+ Ke8 Qxh8+
Qxh1+ Ke2 Qxe4+
Qxa2+ Kc1 Qa1+ Kd2 Qxd4+
Bh5+ Ke7 Qxc5#
Qh6+ Kf7 Qxh7+
Rf3+ Kg6 Rxg3+
Nxc6+ Kd6 Nxb8
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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 800 is one that players rated around 800 solve roughly half the time. The puzzles on this page average 959, so they suit 800-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.