Chess960 puzzles: Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind 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.
425 puzzles
Fork: rook to d1 (e1)
Pin: queen to e6
Pin: bishop to h6 (g7·2)
Pin: rook to b2
Mate in 3: pin on h7 (e7)
Mate in 2: pin on f2
Mate in 2: pin on f7
Pin: rook to g3 (d3)
Mate in 1: pin on g6 (e5)
Pin: bishop to f6 (d4)
Pin: rook to d2 (b2)
Pin: queen to b5 (b4)
Pin: queen to a2
Pin: rook to d7
Pin: bishop to f5 (e6)
Pin: rook to d6
Pin: bishop to h3 (f1)
Mate in 1: pin on e4
Mate in 2: pin on f2 (f5)
Pin: knight to f4 (e6)
Mate in 2: pin on e1 (e8)
Pin: queen to f1
Pin: queen to h5 (e2)
Pin: rook to g3 (h3)