Chess960 puzzles: Deflection
Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.
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.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)
Fork: queen to f4 (f6)
Mate in 3: deflection on c1
Mate in 3: deflection on a8
Deflection: knight to h5
Mate in 3: pin on h8 (b8)
Deflection: pawn to a4
Mate in 3: deflection on g1
Deflection: queen to e7
Deflection: rook to e8 (e1·2)
Deflection: pawn to d3
Mate in 3: fork on f7 (f5)
Mate in 3: deflection on g4
Deflection: rook to b5
Deflection: rook to c1 (c7)
Deflection: rook to g6
Deflection: knight to f5
Mate in 3: deflection on g7
Mate in 3: deflection on g4 (f3)
Pin: knight to g4
Deflection: rook to h3
Pin: knight to h2
Deflection: rook to d4 (d6)
Skewer: queen to f2