Chess960 puzzles: Deflection

Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.

All themes Mate 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.Mate: a forcing sequence that ends the game — the king has no escape.Mate in 4: a forced checkmate in four moves — every reply is covered.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

Fork: queen to a4 (d7)

Shuffle Rating 1718

Deflection: queen to c5

Shuffle Rating 1726

Mate in 2: deflection on f7

Shuffle Rating 1726

Mate in 2: deflection on g5 (g4·3)

Shuffle Rating 1734

Fork: bishop to f2 (c5·4)

Shuffle Rating 1764

Deflection: knight to e3

Shuffle Rating 1774

Deflection: pawn to h2

Shuffle Rating 1800

Deflection: rook to c8

Shuffle Rating 1803

Deflection: rook to f4

Shuffle Rating 1806

Deflection: pawn to d7

Shuffle Rating 1807

Deflection: queen to g3

Shuffle Rating 1813

Mate in 2: deflection on h8

Shuffle Rating 1814

Skewer: queen to a3 (e3)

Shuffle Rating 1815

Deflection: rook to b4

Shuffle Rating 1822

Deflection: king to e7

Shuffle Rating 1827

Mate in 2: deflection on f8

Shuffle Rating 1831

Deflection: pawn to b7

Shuffle Rating 1831

Mate in 3: double attack on b6

Shuffle Rating 1843

Deflection: queen to d6 (f8)

Shuffle Rating 1850

Mate in 2: deflection on h3 (g5)

Shuffle Rating 1859

Mate in 2: deflection on f3

Shuffle Rating 1859

Fork: queen to d3 (e3·2)

Shuffle Rating 1865

Deflection: knight to h3

Shuffle Rating 1875

Deflection: bishop to h7

Shuffle Rating 1885