Deflection
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The black rook on b8 has two jobs: guarding the queen on b7 and holding the back rank. One piece cannot do two jobs at once. If you lure the rook to one job, the other is left undone. This is called deflection.
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The black rook on d8 does two jobs: it guards the queen on d4 and holds the back rank. Lure it to one of these jobs.
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The black rook on h8 holds b8 and stops the pawn on b7 from becoming a queen. Move your rook onto the 8th rank and deflect it from its job.
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Mate in two moves. The rook on d8 blocks your pawn; lure it away.
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Now some deflection puzzles from real games.
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