> The best defense is a good offense, no? Not exactly. E.g. your opponent offers a material sacrifice and gets a big attack if you accept. If you survive the

> The best defense is a good offense, no? Not exactly. E.g. your opponent offers a material sacrifice and gets a big attack if you accept. If you survive the attack, then you are ahead material because of the sacrifice, and you probably win. So it's about whether you can wriggle your way out of a lot of possible attacking lines. That's a bit different from attacking, which in these puzzles is usually about finding a single forcing line.