Chess960 puzzles

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All themes Mate in 1: find the move after which the enemy king has no escape.Mate in 2: the first move creates an unstoppable threat, the second delivers mate.Mate in 3: a forced sequence that ends in checkmate.Fork: one piece attacks two targets at once — they can't both be saved.Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind it.Skewer: a valuable piece is forced to move, exposing the one behind it.Discovered attack: one piece steps aside, unleashing another's attack.Double attack: one move creates two threats at once.Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.Back rank: the king is trapped behind its own pawns — use that.Trapped piece: an enemy piece has no safe squares — catch it.Save the piece: one of your pieces is attacked — find the best way to rescue it.Winning tactic: there is a move that gains a decisive advantage — find it.Castling 960: the strongest move is to castle — drag the king onto its rook.Uncastled king: the enemy king is stuck in the centre — punish it before it castles.Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.

5000 puzzles

Mate in 1: rook to e7 (b7)

Fork: bishop to e3 (c5)

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (e4·6)

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h4)

Mate in 1: queen to f7 (f2)

Back-rank mate in 3 on a8

Mate in 1: queen to g7 (d4·5)

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3·13)

Mate in 2: queen to d5

Fork: knight to g5 (f7·2)

Mate in 2: queen to h2 (c7·2)

Mate in 1: queen to e1

Back-rank mate in 2 on e1 (e8)

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3·10)

Mate in 2: rook to f1 (f8·2)

Mate in 2: rook to b8 (b7·2)

Back-rank mate in 3 on g1

Mate in 2: rook to a1 (a7)

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (e4·4)

Mate in 1: rook to e1 (e8·3)

Mate in 1: rook to h5 (a5)

Mate in 1: rook to h8 (b8)

Mate in 2: rook to d8 (d1·4)

Mate in 1: rook to f1 (f8)