Chess960 puzzles: Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
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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.
235 puzzles
Back-rank mate in 1 on e1 (h4·2)
Mate in 2: queen to d1 (h5)
Back-rank mate in 1 on c8
Mate in 1: queen to f1 (c4·2)
Fork: knight to e7 (c6·9)
Mate in 1: rook to d2 (f2)
Skewer: queen to h8 (d4)
Win the hanging king on c6
Mate in 1: rook to f8
Mate in 2: queen to f1 (f4)
Win the hanging king on e8
Win the hanging bishop on f6
Win the hanging rook on c7
Mate in 1: rook to d8 (d1·4)
Fork: rook to d1
Mate in 2: rook to e8 (e1)
Win the hanging knight on e4
Mate in 1: queen to f8 (h6·2)
Mate in 2: queen to h1 (f3)
Win the hanging knight on e6
Mate in 2: knight to f3 (h2)
Back-rank mate in 1 on e8
Win the hanging king on f5 (g5)
Mate in 1: knight to e7 (f5)