Chess960 puzzles: Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.

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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.

235 puzzles

Mate in 1: queen to f8 (f7)

Mate in 1: queen to h8 (b2)

Back-rank mate in 2 on a8

Mate in 2: queen to d8 (d1)

Mate in 1: knight to f7 (g5·2)

Mate in 2: queen to d1 (g4·3)

Mate in 1: knight to f7 (h6·5)

Mate in 1: queen to e1 (c3)

Mate in 1: rook to e1 (a1)

Mate in 2: queen to e1 (h4)

Mate in 1: queen to f8 (c5)

Mate in 1: queen to a8 (f3)

Mate in 1: rook to e8 (e1·12)

Mate in 1: queen to e1 (e4·2)

Mate in 1: queen to e3

Mate in 1: queen to e1 (a5·2)

Mate in 2: queen to c1

Mate in 1: queen to d8 (g5·2)

Mate in 1: queen to f1 (h3)

Mate in 1: queen to d8

Back-rank mate in 2 on b1 (f5)

Mate in 2: rook to d5

Win the hanging king on h4 (h5)

Mate in 2: rook to c8 (a8)