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
Win the hanging knight on f8
Mate in 1: rook to e1 (e8·4)
Win the hanging rook on g7
Win the hanging king on h7 (g8·2)
Win the hanging bishop on h2
Win the hanging king on c3
Win the hanging pawn on f4
Mate in 2: rook to d1 (d8·6)
Win the hanging queen on d1 (c2)
Win the hanging queen on g8
Win the hanging rook on a8
Win the hanging knight on e4 (c3)
Win the hanging knight on g4
Win the hanging bishop on h4 (f2)
Mate in 2: rook to c8 (c2·2)
Fork: queen to d1 (b3)
Discovered attack: pawn to d4 (c3)
Win the hanging king on d6
Win the hanging pawn on d4
Win the hanging queen on c3
Deflection: rook to d8 (d1)
Fork: queen to d4 (h4)
Mate in 3: deflection on d8
Win the hanging knight on c4