Chess960 puzzles: Discovered attack

Discovered attack: one piece steps aside, unleashing another's attack.

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.

290 puzzles

Discovered attack: bishop to h7

Shuffle Rating 681

Discovered attack: bishop to d4

Shuffle Rating 687

Discovered attack: bishop to f2

Shuffle Rating 715

Discovered attack: bishop to h2

Shuffle Rating 750

Discovered attack: bishop to f7

Shuffle Rating 792

Discovered attack: knight to f6

Shuffle Rating 795

Mate in 1: discovered attack on f7

Shuffle Rating 811

Discovered attack: bishop to f7 (d5)

Shuffle Rating 836

Discovered attack: bishop to f7 (c4)

Shuffle Rating 846

Discovered attack: knight to e4

Shuffle Rating 896

Mate in 2: discovered attack on f6

Shuffle Rating 899

Discovered attack: knight to f4

Shuffle Rating 899

Discovered attack: bishop to g5

Shuffle Rating 902

Discovered attack: bishop to h7 (d3)

Shuffle Rating 904

Discovered attack: bishop to f7 (c4·2)

Shuffle Rating 914

Discovered attack: knight to f3

Shuffle Rating 916

Discovered attack: rook to c1

Shuffle Rating 918

Discovered attack: bishop to b4

Shuffle Rating 947

Discovered attack: bishop to h2 (d6)

Shuffle Rating 950

Mate in 3: discovered attack on h6

Shuffle Rating 953

Discovered attack: bishop to h7 (d3·2)

Shuffle Rating 955

Discovered attack: bishop to h2 (d6·2)

Shuffle Rating 970

Discovered attack: bishop to h2 (d6·3)

Shuffle Rating 971

Discovered attack: bishop to h2 (d6·4)

Shuffle Rating 974