Chess960 puzzles: Fork
Fork: one piece attacks two targets at once — they can't both be saved.
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.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.
770 puzzles
Fork: queen to b1 (b3)
Fork: knight to c6 (b4·2)
Fork: bishop to e5 (h2)
Fork: rook to f8 (h8)
Fork: knight to e7 (d5·6)
Mate in 3: fork on g7 (h6)
Fork: queen to a4 (d7)
Fork: knight to d4 (f3·2)
Fork: rook to d3 (d6)
Fork: queen to c8 (c7)
Mate in 3: fork on d4
Fork: queen to b8
Fork: pawn to f4 (f5)
Fork: queen to g4 (c4)
Fork: queen to f8
Fork: rook to e5 (f5·3)
Fork: rook to h5
Fork: bishop to f2 (c5·4)
Fork: queen to f5 (f3)
Fork: queen to c1 (d1)
Fork: rook to d7 (d1)
Fork: bishop to d5 (b7)
Fork: pawn to f5 (f7·2)
Fork: rook to h6