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

Fork: bishop to f7 (b3)

Shuffle Rating 1110 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to g4

Shuffle Rating 1111 · Discovered attack

Fork: knight to b6

Shuffle Rating 1113 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to f5

Shuffle Rating 1114 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to d6

Shuffle Rating 1115 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to c4 (b5)

Shuffle Rating 1115 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to d5

Shuffle Rating 1124 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to g7

Shuffle Rating 1141 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to g3

Shuffle Rating 1144 · Discovered attack

Mate in 3: discovered attack on g8

Shuffle Rating 1150 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to e6

Shuffle Rating 1151 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to e4 (c3)

Shuffle Rating 1153 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: queen to e1 (e2)

Shuffle Rating 1162 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to f3 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 1164 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on f7

Shuffle Rating 1174 · Deflection

Discovered attack: rook to e8

Shuffle Rating 1178 · Discovered attack

Fork: knight to c3 (e4·2)

Shuffle Rating 1178 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to d8

Shuffle Rating 1179 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on f3

Shuffle Rating 1187 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to h7 (d3·5)

Shuffle Rating 1189 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to c5

Shuffle Rating 1189 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to f1

Shuffle Rating 1193 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to h2 (d6·8)

Shuffle Rating 1196 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to h7 (d3·6)

Shuffle Rating 1207 · Discovered attack