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)
Win the hanging queen on d2
Win the hanging pawn on h6
Mate in 1: queen to d1
Mate in 1: queen to f8 (d6)
Fork: knight to e7 (c6·5)
Win the hanging bishop on e4 (c6)
Win the hanging knight on e5
Win the hanging queen on e5 (h2)
Win the hanging queen on e5 (a1)
Fork: knight to e7 (c6)
Win the hanging bishop on c4
Win the hanging bishop on e6
Win the hanging king on a7
Win the hanging knight on b5
Back-rank mate in 3 on d1
Pin: rook to e1 (e5)
Win the hanging knight on d4
Win the hanging bishop on a3
Back-rank mate in 2 on a8 (c6)
Pin: pawn to e2
Win the hanging bishop on e2
Mate in 1: queen to a1 (e5·2)
Win the hanging bishop on g2