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
Winning blow: queen to h5 (g4)
Winning blow: bishop to g7
Winning blow: pawn to h6
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d4
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e2 (d3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f4
Winning blow: king to a1
Winning blow: bishop to d3
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e3
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b3 (a2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f4 (c1)
Winning blow: rook to b5
Winning blow: bishop to b1
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e1
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c6 (d5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h3
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f6 (e5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d8 (d7)
Winning blow: pawn to d4 (c3)
Winning blow: bishop to h6
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f2