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.
10006 puzzles
Pin: rook to a8
Deflection: rook to g1
Pin: knight to h5
Mate in 1: rook to g7
Fork: knight to f1
Mate in 1: queen to f7 (h5·5)
Fork: knight to f7
Back-rank mate in 3 on f7 (b7)
Mate in 2: queen to g4 (e2)
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (f8)
Pin: knight to f3 (e5·3)
Fork: knight to e4
Mate in 2: rook to e3
Skewer: rook to e5
Mate in 2: knight to f3
Mate in 2: queen to f2 (h4)
Fork: knight to d6 (c8)
Mate in 2: queen to f7 (f2·2)
Fork: rook to d8 (d2)
Fork: knight to h3
Mate in 1: queen to g7 (g4·5)
Fork: queen to e4 (e6)
Fork: queen to c5
Skewer: rook to g3