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: queen to c3

Shuffle Rating 2193 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to d5 (b7)

Shuffle Rating 2195 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to h6

Shuffle Rating 2201 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to f2

Shuffle Rating 2213 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to d6

Shuffle Rating 2224 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on b6

Shuffle Rating 2225 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to e5 (f4)

Shuffle Rating 2230 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to h7

Shuffle Rating 2232 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to d4 (c6)

Shuffle Rating 2247 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: queen to h2 (h6)

Shuffle Rating 2249 · Discovered attack

Mate in 3: discovered attack on c3

Shuffle Rating 2249 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to h6

Shuffle Rating 2259 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to g7 (g6)

Shuffle Rating 2276 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to e3 (f2)

Shuffle Rating 2279 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: pin on e7 (g5)

Shuffle Rating 2292 · Discovered attack

Pin: bishop to h3 (c8)

Shuffle Rating 2299 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: queen to d4 (g7)

Shuffle Rating 2320 · Discovered attack

Fork: king to f3

Shuffle Rating 2350 · Discovered attack

Mate in 3: discovered attack on d5

Shuffle Rating 2366 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to e6 (e5·3)

Shuffle Rating 2369 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: queen to d6

Shuffle Rating 2377 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to f2 (g4)

Shuffle Rating 2419 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to h6 (f5·3)

Shuffle Rating 2490 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to c3

Shuffle Rating 2507 · Discovered attack