Chess960 puzzles: Hanging piece
Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.
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.
193 puzzles
Mate in 3: deflection on d8
Win the hanging knight on c4
Win the hanging rook on d3
Win the hanging king on g2
Win the hanging king on d8
Mate in 1: rook to f8 (f1·2)
Mate in 1: bishop to d4 (a7)
Win the hanging king on f3
Win the hanging pawn on a3
Deflection: pawn to c7
Win the hanging knight on d5
Win the hanging queen on e1
Win the hanging king on d4
Win the hanging bishop on f5
Win the hanging bishop on a4
Fork: rook to d5 (d2)
Win the hanging queen on d4
Win the hanging queen on h5
Win the hanging king on d6 (c7)
Win the hanging queen on f6
Win the hanging king on c3
Win the hanging bishop on a8
Win the hanging rook on c4
Win the hanging queen on a1