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: knight to e5 (c6)

Shuffle Rating 1929 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to b1

Shuffle Rating 1931 · Discovered attack

Fork: pawn to d7

Shuffle Rating 1934 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: queen to a1

Shuffle Rating 1936 · Discovered attack

Mate in 3: discovered attack on b3

Shuffle Rating 1953 · Discovered attack

Fork: rook to g5

Shuffle Rating 1957 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to e4 (c5)

Shuffle Rating 1959 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to f6 (e4·4)

Shuffle Rating 1970 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to d3

Shuffle Rating 1970 · Discovered attack

Pin: pawn to h6

Shuffle Rating 1973 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to f3 (e5·6)

Shuffle Rating 1978 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to g3 (c3)

Shuffle Rating 1984 · Discovered attack

Fork: bishop to c5 (e7·2)

Shuffle Rating 1991 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to b8

Shuffle Rating 1997 · Discovered attack

Mate in 3: fork on f1 (f8)

Shuffle Rating 2001 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to e3

Shuffle Rating 2006 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: queen to f4

Shuffle Rating 2022 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to d5 (f3·2)

Shuffle Rating 2024 · Discovered attack

Mate in 3: discovered attack on f4

Shuffle Rating 2025 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to c3 (d5·2)

Shuffle Rating 2027 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to c4

Shuffle Rating 2027 · Discovered attack

Fork: knight to f3 (e5·2)

Shuffle Rating 2030 · Deflection

Discovered attack: queen to f2 (f4)

Shuffle Rating 2035 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on g4

Shuffle Rating 2050 · Discovered attack