Chess960 puzzles: Mate
Mate: a forcing sequence that ends the game — the king has no escape.
Frequent types in this theme
Mate in 4+
A long forced mating combination.
Supported queen mate
The queen delivers mate face to face, protected by a friend.
Ladder mate
Two heavy pieces climb line by line, cutting off every retreat.
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.
712 puzzles
Winning blow: queen to e6 (a2·6)
Chess960 tactic on f5
Chess960 tactic on c5
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to d6 (f4·8)
Chess960 tactic on d5
Chess960 tactic on d6
Chess960 tactic on f5 (e5)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a2 (b1·7)
Chess960 tactic on g6
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d6 (c5·3)
Chess960 tactic on b6
Chess960 tactic on c1
Chess960 tactic on c7
Chess960 tactic on g4
Chess960 tactic on d6 (f5)
Chess960 tactic on d7
Chess960 tactic on a8
Chess960 tactic on f6
Chess960 tactic on c1 (d2)
Chess960 tactic on b7
Chess960 tactic on g5
Chess960 tactic on d8
Chess960 tactic on e6
Chess960 tactic on a8 (b7)