Chess960 puzzles: Save the piece: one of your pieces is attacked — find the best way to rescue it.
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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.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
Rescue the rook to d4
Rescue the pawn to b4
Pin: queen to g6
Win the hanging knight on c2
Win the hanging queen on a8
Win the hanging king on g6
Rescue the king to f7
Rescue the pawn to e1
Win the hanging pawn on e4
Win the hanging pawn on h5
Win the hanging king on h7 (g8)
Fork: queen to e4 (e1)
Win the hanging rook on d1
Rescue the pawn to h2
Rescue the king to f5
Rescue the knight to d5
Rescue the queen to f5
Win the hanging rook on d8
Rescue the bishop to b6
Deflection: king to d2
Rescue the pawn to d5
Rescue the king to h1
Fork: bishop to b3
Rescue the rook to f2