Chess960 puzzles: Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
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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.
218 puzzles
Mate in 2: deflection on f2 (h4)
Deflection: rook to e5
Mate in 2: discovered attack on f7
Back-rank mate in 3 on f2 (f7·2)
Deflection: rook to h8
Deflection: bishop to h3
Back-rank mate in 2 on e2 (d4)
Fork: bishop to f2 (c5·2)
Deflection: rook to e6
Deflection: pawn to c2
Mate in 3: fork on e8
Deflection: rook to h7
Skewer: bishop to f6
Deflection: rook to c1
Deflection: rook to d1
Back-rank mate in 3 on f7 (f3·2)
Mate in 3: deflection on f8
Deflection: rook to a6
Mate in 2: deflection on h3
Deflection: queen to e1
Deflection: rook to b1
Deflection: pawn to h3
Skewer: queen to g7
Fork: queen to d5 (d6)