Chess960 puzzles: Mate in 2: the first move creates an unstoppable threat, the second delivers mate.
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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.
978 puzzles
Mate in 2: rook to h6 (f6)
Mate in 2: knight to f6 (e4·5)
Mate in 2: queen to a1
Mate in 2: rook to d1 (d2)
Mate in 2: pawn to g5 (g7)
Mate in 2: queen to f1 (f4)
Mate in 2: queen to f2 (b6·4)
Mate in 2: queen to h6 (h5·3)
Mate in 2: queen to e7 (e8)
Mate in 2: queen to e8 (h5)
Mate in 2: queen to h1 (b7)
Mate in 2: rook to e1 (e6)
Mate in 2: queen to g6 (g3)
Mate in 2: bishop to h2 (d6)
Mate in 2: queen to h7 (h5·2)
Mate in 2: queen to h4
Mate in 2: deflection on g5
Mate in 2: rook to e8 (e6·3)
Mate in 2: queen to d1 (g4)
Back-rank mate in 2 on e8 (e4)
Mate in 2: queen to d8
Mate in 2: rook to f1 (f3·2)
Mate in 2: rook to e8 (e2·2)
Mate in 2: pawn to b4