Deflection

Deflection pulls a piece away from a job. A sacrifice or a check forces the defender to leave the square it was guarding.

Find the piece that guards the mating square or the hanging piece. If it is overloaded, one check can pull it off.

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Puzzle rating 971 · played 2,482 times in the source set

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