Chess960 puzzles: Save the piece: one of your pieces is attacked — find the best way to rescue it.

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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.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.

165 puzzles

Fork: queen to e1 (e4)

Win the hanging king on a7

Deflection: pawn to c2

Rescue the rook to c8

Fork: queen to d8 (d1)

Win the hanging bishop on h4

Rescue the king to a6

Mate in 2: king to g1

Mate in 2: king to a6

Rescue the knight to e5

Rescue the king to b3

Win the hanging king on g2

Fork: king to h2

Deflection: pawn to e2

Win the hanging king on f3

Rescue the pawn to e4

Rescue the bishop to g4

Pin: knight to f6 (d5)

Win the hanging king on d4

Rescue the bishop to e3

Rescue the pawn to b3

Win the hanging king on d6 (c7)

Rescue the king to b6

Rescue the bishop to f2