Chess960 puzzles: Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
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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.
309 puzzles
Deflection: rook to a6
Deflection: bishop to h3 (g4)
Back-rank mate in 2 on e2 (d4)
Fork: bishop to f2 (c5)
Deflection: rook to e6 (d6)
Deflection: pawn to c2
Mate in 3: fork on e8
Deflection: rook to h7
Deflection: rook to d8 (c8)
Skewer: bishop to f6
Deflection: rook to d6
Deflection: rook to c1 (h1)
Deflection: rook to d1 (d8)
Back-rank mate in 3 on f7 (f3·2)
Deflection: rook to b4 (b7)
Mate in 3: deflection on f8
Deflection: rook to g3
Deflection: rook to a6 (a7)
Mate in 2: deflection on h3
Deflection: queen to d8
Deflection: rook to f5 (f8)
Deflection: queen to e1
Deflection: knight to c4 (e5)
Deflection: rook to e1