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

Mate in 2: discovered attack on e4

Shuffle Rating 1466 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to f3 (e5·5)

Shuffle Rating 1472 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to d4 (f3)

Shuffle Rating 1481 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on f8

Shuffle Rating 1487 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to h3

Shuffle Rating 1499 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to f7 (c4·3)

Shuffle Rating 1501 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to h2 (d6·9)

Shuffle Rating 1508 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to h7 (d3·7)

Shuffle Rating 1511 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to e4 (e6)

Shuffle Rating 1514 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to d4 (e4)

Shuffle Rating 1522 · Discovered attack

Mate in 3: discovered attack on e7

Shuffle Rating 1531 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to h3 (d7)

Shuffle Rating 1535 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to d3

Shuffle Rating 1554 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to f3 (d4·2)

Shuffle Rating 1559 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: queen to h2

Shuffle Rating 1561 · Discovered attack

Fork: knight to e7 (d5·5)

Shuffle Rating 1563 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to f6 (d5·3)

Shuffle Rating 1565 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to f7 (d5·2)

Shuffle Rating 1580 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to d5 (f4)

Shuffle Rating 1583 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to g3

Shuffle Rating 1587 · Discovered attack

Mate in 3: discovered attack on b1

Shuffle Rating 1589 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to f7 (f1)

Shuffle Rating 1590 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to h7 (b1)

Shuffle Rating 1591 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to f4

Shuffle Rating 1607 · Discovered attack