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 1: discovered attack on g5

Shuffle Rating 1612 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on f3 (d2)

Shuffle Rating 1620 · Discovered attack

Pin: knight to h4

Shuffle Rating 1620 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to e3

Shuffle Rating 1620 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to e3

Shuffle Rating 1625 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to d5

Shuffle Rating 1639 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to f3

Shuffle Rating 1642 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to c5 (c4)

Shuffle Rating 1644 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to h3 (g5)

Shuffle Rating 1653 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to c6

Shuffle Rating 1661 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on g8

Shuffle Rating 1663 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to h7 (d3·8)

Shuffle Rating 1667 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on f7 (g5)

Shuffle Rating 1668 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: queen to c5

Shuffle Rating 1674 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to c2

Shuffle Rating 1678 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to b7

Shuffle Rating 1687 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to e8 (e2)

Shuffle Rating 1692 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to d5

Shuffle Rating 1697 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to h4

Shuffle Rating 1704 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to g6

Shuffle Rating 1706 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on g6

Shuffle Rating 1707 · Discovered attack

Mate in 3: discovered attack on g4

Shuffle Rating 1708 · Discovered attack

Mate in 3: fork on g7 (h6)

Shuffle Rating 1715 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to h1

Shuffle Rating 1723 · Discovered attack