Chess960 puzzles
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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.
5000 puzzles
Mate in 2: rook to d8 (d4)
Discovered attack: knight to f6 (e4·4)
Fork: knight to e2 (f4·8)
Skewer: bishop to a4 (c6·2)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (c7)
Fork: knight to d2 (e4·3)
Mate in 1: rook to h4 (b4·2)
Fork: queen to g4 (d7)
Back-rank mate in 2 on b1
Mate in 1: rook to f8 (f7)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3·11)
Mate in 2: rook to f1 (f5)
Mate in 2: queen to c8 (c5)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3·8)
Fork: knight to f6 (e8·2)
Mate in 2: queen to b8
Mate in 1: rook to h7 (d7)
Fork: rook to c3 (c5)
Fork: knight to d5
Mate in 2: rook to h1 (e1)
Mate in 2: knight to f4
Mate in 2: knight to f6
Back-rank mate in 2 on d1 (d5)
Fork: rook to b3 (b8)