Chess960 puzzles: Saving a piece

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

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.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.

165 puzzles

Rescue the queen to g7

Shuffle Rating 1983 · Saving a piece

Rescue the rook to d5

Shuffle Rating 2005 · Saving a piece

Rescue the king to f1

Shuffle Rating 2007 · Saving a piece

Rescue the rook to a8

Shuffle Rating 2015 · Saving a piece

Rescue the queen to e3

Shuffle Rating 2016 · Saving a piece

Rescue the king to b6 (c7)

Shuffle Rating 2024 · Saving a piece

Fork: knight to a2

Shuffle Rating 2032 · Fork

Rescue the king to d8 (d7)

Shuffle Rating 2032 · Saving a piece

Rescue the rook to h7

Shuffle Rating 2036 · Saving a piece

Rescue the pawn to a7

Shuffle Rating 2043 · Saving a piece

Rescue the king to g6

Shuffle Rating 2046 · Saving a piece

Win the hanging king on g7 (g8)

Shuffle Rating 2053 · Hanging piece

Rescue the bishop to b2

Shuffle Rating 2054 · Saving a piece

Fork: king to h8

Shuffle Rating 2065 · Fork

Rescue the pawn to h3

Shuffle Rating 2076 · Saving a piece

Win the hanging bishop on e5

Shuffle Rating 2077 · Hanging piece

Pin: king to c7

Shuffle Rating 2077 · Pin

Rescue the rook to e1

Shuffle Rating 2078 · Saving a piece

Rescue the knight to e7

Shuffle Rating 2091 · Saving a piece

Rescue the king to e7

Shuffle Rating 2095 · Saving a piece

Pin: pawn to h7

Shuffle Rating 2097 · Pin

Win the hanging bishop on a5

Shuffle Rating 2101 · Hanging piece

Win the hanging bishop on h4 (e7)

Shuffle Rating 2102 · Hanging piece

Rescue the king to f2

Shuffle Rating 2103 · Saving a piece