Chess960 puzzles: Discovered attack: one piece steps aside, unleashing another's attack.
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All themesMate 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.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
Discovered attack: knight to f3 (e5·5)
Discovered attack: knight to d4 (f3)
Mate in 2: discovered attack on f8
Discovered attack: bishop to h3
Discovered attack: bishop to f7 (c4·3)
Discovered attack: bishop to h2 (d6·9)
Discovered attack: bishop to h7 (d3·7)
Discovered attack: rook to e4 (e6)
Discovered attack: rook to d4 (e4)
Mate in 3: discovered attack on e7
Discovered attack: bishop to h3 (d7)
Discovered attack: pawn to d3
Discovered attack: knight to f3 (d4·2)
Discovered attack: queen to h2
Fork: knight to e7 (d5·5)
Discovered attack: knight to f6 (d5·3)
Discovered attack: bishop to f7 (d5·2)
Discovered attack: knight to d5 (f4)
Discovered attack: knight to g3
Mate in 3: discovered attack on b1
Discovered attack: rook to f7 (f1)
Discovered attack: bishop to h7 (b1)
Discovered attack: pawn to f4