user1758: I've been doing the tactics problems at jrobichess.com and shredderchess.com pretty regularly, and recently added chesstempo.com. I find I'm much better at attacking tactics than defensive tactics: that is, I can solve "Find mate in X"-type problems at a much higher level than "Avoid mate"-type problems, even when the calculations are basically the same. I know how to deploy various attacking ideas, but I haven't learned to see them coming and defend against them. What are some resources I could use to improve this side of my tactical play? Is there a site like the above that stresses defensive tactics, or where you can select specifically defensive problems?

user70: I enjoyed Andy Soltis' The Art of Defense in Chess.  It was all about finding hidden resources.
Remarkably, this book is available electronically for no cost, and legally I assume.  Here are a few links.
http://torrentz.eu/solt/Soltis%2C%20Andrew%20-%20The%20Art%20of%20Defense%20in%20Chess.pdf-3692550
http://ebookee.org/The-Art-of-Defense-in-Chess-by-Andrew-Soltis-1975-_1168031.html
Paper book:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Defense-Chess-Andrew-Soltis/dp/0679141081

1758: <p>I've been doing the tactics problems at jrobichess.com and shredderchess.com pretty regularly, and recently added chesstempo.com. I find I'm much better at attacking tactics than defensive tactics: that is, I can solve "Find mate in X"-type problems at a much higher level than "Avoid mate"-type problems, even when the calculations are basically the same. I know how to deploy various attacking ideas, but I haven't learned to see them coming and defend against them. What are some resources I could use to improve this side of my tactical play? Is there a site like the above that stresses defensive tactics, or where you can select specifically defensive problems?</p>
 70: <p>I enjoyed Andy Soltis' The Art of Defense in Chess.  It was all about finding hidden resources.</p>

<p>Remarkably, this book is available electronically for no cost, and legally I assume.  Here are a few links.</p>

<p><a href="http://torrentz.eu/solt/Soltis%2C%20Andrew%20-%20The%20Art%20of%20Defense%20in%20Chess.pdf-3692550" rel="nofollow">http://torrentz.eu/solt/Soltis%2C%20Andrew%20-%20The%20Art%20of%20Defense%20in%20Chess.pdf-3692550</a></p>

<p><a href="http://ebookee.org/The-Art-of-Defense-in-Chess-by-Andrew-Soltis-1975-_1168031.html" rel="nofollow">http://ebookee.org/The-Art-of-Defense-in-Chess-by-Andrew-Soltis-1975-_1168031.html</a></p>

<p>Paper book:
<a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0679141081" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/The-Defense-Chess-Andrew-Soltis/dp/0679141081</a></p>
