Chess960 puzzles: Winning tactic: there is a move that gains a decisive advantage — find 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.
512 puzzles
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (d3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d5 (h1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c5
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to b2
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b3 (a2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (d3)
Winning blow: queen to e5 (c3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b4
Winning blow: queen to c6
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e6 (g7)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e1
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d3 (c1)
Winning blow: queen to g7 (g6)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g3
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f3 (e2)
Winning blow: king to f1
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4
Winning blow: queen to g7
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d6 (g3)
Winning blow: pawn to c6 (b5)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h1
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e5 (c3)
Winning blow: knight to e5
Winning blow: queen to d5