Deflection is a widely used tactical procedure. It is a maneuver that seeks to guide away an enemy piece, which defends a position, in order to perform a checkmate or win a piece.
You can see in the game a simple example of how deflection is made.
Deflection is a very important tactic that comes up a lot in chess games. You should always look for ways to deflect your opponent away from different pieces or squares at all costs.
To solve this position one must also know of x-ray so that one knows that the queen defends the rook (and vica versa)if white is allowed to play Rxd8 in the first example.
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