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: knight to b6 (c4)
Fork: knight to e8 (f6·2)
Fork: queen to b3 (c2)
Fork: rook to f2 (d2)
Fork: queen to d5 (d1)
Fork: knight to c1
Fork: bishop to f6
Mate in 3: fork on e8 (a8)
Fork: queen to d3 (e3·2)
Fork: knight to e4 (c3·2)
Mate in 3: fork on e6
Fork: knight to c6 (e5)
Fork: knight to f3 (d4·3)
Fork: queen to b6 (d8)
Fork: rook to g2
Fork: queen to f2 (e3)
Mate in 3: fork on c7
Fork: pawn to f4 (f2)
Fork: pawn to g3
Fork: queen to e6 (e3)
Fork: king to f7
Fork: queen to b3 (b4)
Fork: pawn to g4
Fork: bishop to g2