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
Fork: knight to d7
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3·6)
Back-rank mate in 2 on b1 (b2)
Fork: rook to f4
Mate in 1: queen to f8 (f3)
Mate in 2: rook to f1 (f7)
Mate in 1: queen to f7 (b3·2)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h4·2)
Mate in 1: queen to h2 (c7·2)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (e4·3)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h4·5)
Mate in 1: queen to h5 (e2·3)
Fork: rook to g3 (g6)
Mate in 1: rook to e8 (e3)
Fork: knight to b3
Mate in 1: rook to e3
Fork: knight to d4 (c2)
Mate in 1: queen to f8 (c8)
Mate in 1: rook to e8 (e4)
Mate in 1: queen to h7 (e4·2)
Mate in 2: rook to e1 (e8·2)
Back-rank mate in 2 on b1 (b3·2)
Mate in 1: queen to e1 (e4·2)
Mate in 2: rook to d8