Early Chess960 traps
Spot the opening traps that arise from specific Chess960 starting positions, where natural-looking development loses material.
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Puzzles in this path
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (a5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f5
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (c5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (a5·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (a5·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f5 (b1)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g7 (f5·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d7 (e5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h8 (a1)
Mate in 1: queen to f5
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (a5·13)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (a5·15)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h8 (a1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (e5·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (a5·18)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g5
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h3
Winning blow: pawn to c3
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a2
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (g3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f4
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e5
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (f3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g4 (d1)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (e3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a6 (f1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to h3 (g2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f4 (e3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b6 (a7)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d4
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e5 (a1)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f5 (b1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h1
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a6
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h8 (d4)
Winning blow: rook to h1
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f5
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (e4·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (a1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (c4·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b4 (e1)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f4 (c1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h4 (h1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a5 (b3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4 (b1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (d3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c4 (f1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (e3·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a6 (b7)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h6 (c1)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g6 (h5·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (b4·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d4 (e3·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (f4)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h2
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f5 (g3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h5 (d1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h5 (g3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g8 (c4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d4 (f3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f3 (e2·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d4 (e2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a4 (c5)
Winning blow: pawn to e5 (f4·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g4 (h3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a8 (b7)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·11)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e4 (g3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f5 (e4·11)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e4 (g3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (g7)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·23)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a3 (b2·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b7 (h1)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h5 (g3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g4 (f3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d4 (b3·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·13)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (d4·17)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f5 (f4)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f5 (g3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a4 (c3·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a8 (h1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·9)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (b4·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g6 (f5·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: king to c1 (d1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e5 (a1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e1
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·30)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g8 (h7)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e4 (h1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6 (f5·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g3 (f2·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a6 (b5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h2 (f1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·33)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·14)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e4 (e1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·16)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (d4·10)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e4 (e1)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h8 (a1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b4 (a3)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to h2 (f1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4 (b1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c2 (d1)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e4 (d2)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g5 (f4·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a8 (h1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (c4·35)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b4 (a3·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a4 (b3·3)