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

Skewer: rook to a3 (a8)

Deflection: pawn to d6

Pin: pawn to a7

Deflection: pawn to d5

Deflection: pawn to g4

Fork: queen to h2

Deflection: pawn to f5

Deflection: rook to f5 (g5)

Deflection: bishop to h7 (e4)

Deflection: queen to h5

Deflection: pawn to e4

Deflection: pawn to f4

Mate in 2: discovered attack on h3

Pin: rook to g7

Deflection: pawn to b4

Deflection: rook to c6

Pin: queen to d7 (e6)

Deflection: queen to g6 (e6)

Deflection: pawn to a4

Deflection: rook to h7 (h1)

Deflection: rook to d1 (e1)