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

Deflection: rook to d1 (e1·2)

Shuffle Rating 2190

Fork: queen to f4 (f6)

Shuffle Rating 2200

Mate in 3: deflection on c1

Shuffle Rating 2212

Mate in 3: deflection on a8

Shuffle Rating 2224

Deflection: knight to h5

Shuffle Rating 2228

Mate in 3: pin on h8 (b8)

Shuffle Rating 2234

Deflection: pawn to a4

Shuffle Rating 2235

Mate in 3: deflection on g1

Shuffle Rating 2237

Deflection: queen to e7

Shuffle Rating 2240

Deflection: rook to e8 (e1·2)

Shuffle Rating 2250

Deflection: pawn to d3

Shuffle Rating 2267

Mate in 3: fork on f7 (f5)

Shuffle Rating 2274

Mate in 3: deflection on g4

Shuffle Rating 2285

Deflection: rook to b5

Shuffle Rating 2290

Deflection: rook to c1 (c7)

Shuffle Rating 2297

Deflection: rook to g6

Shuffle Rating 2304

Deflection: knight to f5

Shuffle Rating 2306

Mate in 3: deflection on g7

Shuffle Rating 2313

Mate in 3: deflection on g4 (f3)

Shuffle Rating 2346

Pin: knight to g4

Shuffle Rating 2355

Deflection: rook to h3

Shuffle Rating 2413

Pin: knight to h2

Shuffle Rating 2427

Deflection: rook to d4 (d6)

Shuffle Rating 2436

Skewer: queen to f2

Shuffle Rating 2506