diff --git a/lib/algorithms/Algorithms.h b/lib/algorithms/Algorithms.h
index 070a1019..ef147c53 100644
--- a/lib/algorithms/Algorithms.h
+++ b/lib/algorithms/Algorithms.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Author: Peter Boyle <paboyle@ph.ed.ac.uk>
 #include <Grid/algorithms/approx/MultiShiftFunction.h>
 #include <Grid/algorithms/approx/Forecast.h>
 
+#include <Grid/algorithms/iterative/Deflation.h>
 #include <Grid/algorithms/iterative/ConjugateGradient.h>
 #include <Grid/algorithms/iterative/ConjugateResidual.h>
 #include <Grid/algorithms/iterative/NormalEquations.h>
diff --git a/lib/algorithms/iterative/ImplicitlyRestartedLanczos.h b/lib/algorithms/iterative/ImplicitlyRestartedLanczos.h
index 7d5a1889..787cf15a 100644
--- a/lib/algorithms/iterative/ImplicitlyRestartedLanczos.h
+++ b/lib/algorithms/iterative/ImplicitlyRestartedLanczos.h
@@ -149,19 +149,6 @@ void basisSortInPlace(std::vector<Field> & _v,std::vector<RealD>& sort_vals, boo
   basisReorderInPlace(_v,sort_vals,idx);
 }
 
-// PAB: faster to compute the inner products first then fuse loops.
-// If performance critical can improve.
-template<class Field>
-void basisDeflate(const std::vector<Field> &_v,const std::vector<RealD>& eval,const Field& src_orig,Field& result) {
-  result = zero;
-  assert(_v.size()==eval.size());
-  int N = (int)_v.size();
-  for (int i=0;i<N;i++) {
-    Field& tmp = _v[i];
-    axpy(result,TensorRemove(innerProduct(tmp,src_orig)) / eval[i],tmp,result);
-  }
-}
-
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Implicitly restarted lanczos
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -245,12 +232,6 @@ class ImplicitlyRestartedLanczos {
   
 public:       
 
-  static void Deflate(const std::vector<Field> &_v,
-		      const std::vector<RealD>& eval,
-		      const Field& src_orig,Field& result) {
-    basisDeflate(_v,eval,src_orig,result);
-  }
-
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // PAB:
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/lib/algorithms/iterative/LocalCoherenceLanczos.h b/lib/algorithms/iterative/LocalCoherenceLanczos.h
index 4c05f4c7..b8348c0c 100644
--- a/lib/algorithms/iterative/LocalCoherenceLanczos.h
+++ b/lib/algorithms/iterative/LocalCoherenceLanczos.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Author: paboyle <paboyle@ph.ed.ac.uk>
 
 namespace Grid { 
 
+
 struct LanczosParams : Serializable {
  public:
   GRID_SERIALIZABLE_CLASS_MEMBERS(LanczosParams,
@@ -240,21 +241,6 @@ private:
   std::vector<CoarseField>                        _evec_coarse;
 
 public:
-  static void Deflate(std::vector<FineField>   subspace,
-		      std::vector<CoarseField> evec_coarse,
-		      std::vector<RealD>       eval_coarse,
-		      const FineField& src_orig,FineField& result) 
-  {
-    int N = (int)evec_coarse.size();
-    CoarseField src_coarse(evec_coarse[0]._grid);
-    CoarseField res_coarse(evec_coarse[0]._grid);    res_coarse = zero;
-    blockProject(src_orig,src_coarse,subspace);    
-    for (int i=0;i<N;i++) {
-      CoarseField & tmp = evec_coarse[i];
-      axpy(res_coarse,TensorRemove(innerProduct(tmp,src_coarse)) / eval_coarse[i],tmp,res_coarse);
-    }
-    blockPromote(res_coarse,result,subspace);
-  };
 
   LocalCoherenceLanczos(GridBase *FineGrid,
 			GridBase *CoarseGrid,
diff --git a/lib/algorithms/iterative/SchurRedBlack.h b/lib/algorithms/iterative/SchurRedBlack.h
index 5f5a8b66..fac2030f 100644
--- a/lib/algorithms/iterative/SchurRedBlack.h
+++ b/lib/algorithms/iterative/SchurRedBlack.h
@@ -107,7 +107,12 @@ namespace Grid {
     };
 
     template<class Matrix>
-      void operator() (Matrix & _Matrix,const Field &in, Field &out){
+    void operator() (Matrix & _Matrix,const Field &in, Field &out){
+      ZeroGuesser guess;
+      (*this)(_Matrix,in,out,guess);
+    }
+    template<class Matrix, class Guesser>
+    void operator() (Matrix & _Matrix,const Field &in, Field &out, Guesser &guess){
 
       // FIXME CGdiagonalMee not implemented virtual function
       // FIXME use CBfactorise to control schur decomp
@@ -129,7 +134,6 @@ namespace Grid {
       pickCheckerboard(Odd ,src_o,in);
       pickCheckerboard(Even,sol_e,out);
       pickCheckerboard(Odd ,sol_o,out);
-
       std::cout << GridLogMessage << " SchurRedBlackStaggeredSolve checkerboards picked" <<std::endl;
     
       /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -146,6 +150,7 @@ namespace Grid {
       // Call the red-black solver
       //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       std::cout<<GridLogMessage << "SchurRedBlackStaggeredSolver calling the Mpc solver" <<std::endl;
+      guess(src_o,sol_o);
       _HermitianRBSolver(_HermOpEO,src_o,sol_o);  assert(sol_o.checkerboard==Odd);
       std::cout<<GridLogMessage << "SchurRedBlackStaggeredSolver called  the Mpc solver" <<std::endl;
 
@@ -189,7 +194,12 @@ namespace Grid {
     CBfactorise=cb;
   };
     template<class Matrix>
-      void operator() (Matrix & _Matrix,const Field &in, Field &out){
+    void operator() (Matrix & _Matrix,const Field &in, Field &out){
+      ZeroGuesser guess;
+      (*this)(_Matrix,in,out,guess);
+    }
+    template<class Matrix, class Guesser>
+    void operator() (Matrix & _Matrix,const Field &in, Field &out,Guesser &guess){
 
       // FIXME CGdiagonalMee not implemented virtual function
       // FIXME use CBfactorise to control schur decomp
@@ -225,6 +235,7 @@ namespace Grid {
       // Call the red-black solver
       //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       std::cout<<GridLogMessage << "SchurRedBlack solver calling the MpcDagMp solver" <<std::endl;
+      guess(src_o,sol_o);
       _HermitianRBSolver(_HermOpEO,src_o,sol_o);  assert(sol_o.checkerboard==Odd);
 
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -268,7 +279,12 @@ namespace Grid {
     };
 
     template<class Matrix>
-      void operator() (Matrix & _Matrix,const Field &in, Field &out){
+    void operator() (Matrix & _Matrix,const Field &in, Field &out){
+      ZeroGuesser guess;
+      (*this)(_Matrix,in,out,guess);
+    }
+    template<class Matrix,class Guesser>
+    void operator() (Matrix & _Matrix,const Field &in, Field &out,Guesser &guess){
 
       // FIXME CGdiagonalMee not implemented virtual function
       // FIXME use CBfactorise to control schur decomp
@@ -305,6 +321,7 @@ namespace Grid {
       //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       std::cout<<GridLogMessage << "SchurRedBlack solver calling the MpcDagMp solver" <<std::endl;
 //      _HermitianRBSolver(_HermOpEO,src_o,sol_o);  assert(sol_o.checkerboard==Odd);
+      guess(src_o,tmp);
       _HermitianRBSolver(_HermOpEO,src_o,tmp);  assert(tmp.checkerboard==Odd);
       _Matrix.MooeeInv(tmp,sol_o);        assert(  sol_o.checkerboard   ==Odd);
 
@@ -347,7 +364,12 @@ namespace Grid {
     };
 
     template<class Matrix>
-      void operator() (Matrix & _Matrix,const Field &in, Field &out){
+    void operator() (Matrix & _Matrix,const Field &in, Field &out){
+      ZeroGuesser guess;
+      (*this)(_Matrix,in,out,guess);
+    }
+    template<class Matrix, class Guesser>
+    void operator() (Matrix & _Matrix,const Field &in, Field &out,Guesser &guess){
 
       // FIXME CGdiagonalMee not implemented virtual function
       // FIXME use CBfactorise to control schur decomp
@@ -385,6 +407,7 @@ namespace Grid {
       std::cout<<GridLogMessage << "SchurRedBlack solver calling the MpcDagMp solver" <<std::endl;
 //      _HermitianRBSolver(_HermOpEO,src_o,sol_o);  assert(sol_o.checkerboard==Odd);
 //      _HermitianRBSolver(_HermOpEO,src_o,tmp);  assert(tmp.checkerboard==Odd);
+      guess(src_o,tmp);
       _HermitianRBSolver(src_o,tmp);  assert(tmp.checkerboard==Odd);
       _Matrix.MooeeInv(tmp,sol_o);        assert(  sol_o.checkerboard   ==Odd);