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
Fork: queen to a4 (d7)
Deflection: queen to c5
Mate in 2: deflection on f7
Deflection: bishop to f2
Mate in 2: deflection on g5 (g4·2)
Pin: knight to h3
Deflection: rook to d3
Fork: knight to h3 (f4)
Skewer: rook to e8 (a8)
Fork: bishop to f2 (c5·2)
Deflection: rook to c1 (c2)
Deflection: knight to e3
Deflection: queen to e8
Deflection: rook to f2
Deflection: rook to c2
Deflection: queen to h7
Deflection: queen to d8 (c7)
Deflection: queen to h3
Fork: queen to h5 (g4)
Deflection: pawn to h2
Fork: bishop to f7 (d5·2)
Deflection: rook to c8
Deflection: rook to f4
Deflection: pawn to d7