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
Deflection: bishop to c4
Deflection: rook to d4
Deflection: rook to d1 (d4)
Deflection: pawn to g4
Skewer: bishop to g5 (h4)
Deflection: rook to d5 (d7)
Deflection: rook to f1 (f6)
Deflection: rook to d1 (e1)
Mate in 2: deflection on g2
Back-rank mate in 3 on e1
Deflection: rook to e6 (d6)
Mate in 2: deflection on h1 (h5)
Mate in 2: deflection on b8
Deflection: pawn to g7
Deflection: pawn to h5 (h4)
Skewer: queen to h1 (c6)
Mate in 3: deflection on f2 (h4)
Mate in 2: pin on d3
Mate in 2: deflection on g8
Deflection: pawn to e5
Mate in 2: double attack on f8
Mate in 2: deflection on d1
Deflection: queen to e2
Fork: bishop to e5 (h2)