Chess960 puzzles: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
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All themesMate 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.
622 puzzles
Winning blow: queen to e6 (e3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f7
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to a6
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e4 (g5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e7
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (g3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (d3)
Winning blow: knight to e3
Winning blow: bishop to g6
Winning blow: rook to e3
Winning blow: queen to g6
Winning blow: queen to c3
Winning blow: knight to d6 (e4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e2
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a3
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to a1
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e4 (f3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g6 (c2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g7 (h6)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g3 (h2·3)
Winning blow: rook to d3