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.A piece strikes across the board from its Chess960 starting square.An opening trap from this Chess960 starting position.A fork made possible by the Chess960 piece placement.Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
10000 puzzles
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h5·5)
Back-rank mate in 2 on b1 (a1)
Mate in 2: queen to e1 (b4)
Mate in 2: rook to h8 (h7·2)
Fork: knight to f6 (d5·6)
Mate in 1: queen to g8 (b8)
Rescue the rook to d6
Skewer: rook to d1
Mate in 2: knight to f6 (e4·6)
Mate in 1: queen to e4 (e8)
Mate in 1: queen to g7
Fork: knight to g3
Mate in 2: rook to c1
Mate in 2: knight to f6 (e4·3)
Fork: pawn to e5 (e6)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3·7)
Mate in 2: queen to h4 (f4)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h3·2)
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (h8·3)
Mate in 2: bishop to a3
Mate in 1: rook to e8 (e1·2)
Fork: knight to b4
Mate in 2: queen to g7
Fork: knight to d5 (e7)