Chess960 puzzles: Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.

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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.

309 puzzles

Deflection: pawn to f7

Deflection: rook to g3 (g6)

Mate in 2: deflection on g5 (g7)

Back-rank mate in 2 on e2 (c3)

Skewer: rook to b8 (h8)

Skewer: rook to d8 (d3)

Mate in 2: deflection on g5

Skewer: rook to h7 (h1)

Deflection: knight to c7

Mate in 2: deflection on g5 (g4)

Mate in 2: deflection on h6

Skewer: bishop to e4

Deflection: bishop to d3

Mate in 3: deflection on e8 (e4)

Mate in 2: deflection on d4

Deflection: rook to d7 (b7)

Mate in 2: deflection on h7

Mate in 2: deflection on e6

Deflection: knight to c5

Mate in 2: deflection on b4

Skewer: rook to b8 (b5)

Deflection: rook to g1 (e1)

Mate in 2: deflection on g4

Back-rank mate in 3 on d8 (d7)