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: rook to g7 (c7)

Shuffle Rating 1835 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to f6

Shuffle Rating 1838 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: queen to g3

Shuffle Rating 1842 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: queen to c8 (c6)

Shuffle Rating 1845 · Discovered attack

Pin: rook to h7

Shuffle Rating 1846 · Discovered attack

Mate in 3: discovered attack on g7

Shuffle Rating 1856 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on c7

Shuffle Rating 1862 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to g2

Shuffle Rating 1863 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to d4 (f5)

Shuffle Rating 1867 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to e6 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 1873 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to f4

Shuffle Rating 1874 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to g4 (g3)

Shuffle Rating 1879 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on f5

Shuffle Rating 1893 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to b7

Shuffle Rating 1900 · Discovered attack

Fork: knight to f5 (h6)

Shuffle Rating 1900 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: pawn to e5

Shuffle Rating 1901 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on d1

Shuffle Rating 1902 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: queen to g6

Shuffle Rating 1904 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to g6 (d3)

Shuffle Rating 1908 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: knight to g4 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 1908 · Discovered attack

Fork: bishop to c2

Shuffle Rating 1911 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on h3

Shuffle Rating 1914 · Discovered attack

Mate in 2: discovered attack on f3 (d2·2)

Shuffle Rating 1917 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: bishop to e5

Shuffle Rating 1922 · Discovered attack