Defensive move

In these puzzles the right move is a defense. You meet a threat with a move that holds, often a counter-check, an interposition, or a capture of the attacking piece.

Start from the opponent's threat. If you ignore it, what happens? The solution is the move that answers that threat and does not lose.

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