Deflection puzzles
Deflection forces a defender to leave the square or line it is guarding. Once it has gone, whatever it protected falls.
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Black to move. Find the best move.
Black is better in 2 moves. Puzzle rating 1354.
How to spot it
Find the piece doing an important job, such as guarding the back rank, and look for a capture or check that it has to answer.
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