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

Fork: knight to c4 (d2)

Shuffle Rating 2107 · Fork

Rescue the pawn to h6

Shuffle Rating 2112 · Saving a piece

Pin: king to g4

Shuffle Rating 2117 · Pin

Win the hanging rook on e3

Shuffle Rating 2123 · Hanging piece

Rescue the knight to f7

Shuffle Rating 2132 · Saving a piece

Fork: knight to c6 (e5·4)

Shuffle Rating 2148 · Fork

Rescue the pawn to g3

Shuffle Rating 2160 · Saving a piece

Win the hanging queen on c2

Shuffle Rating 2171 · Hanging piece

Rescue the bishop to g7

Shuffle Rating 2175 · Saving a piece

Win the hanging queen on d8 (a5)

Shuffle Rating 2176 · Hanging piece

Rescue the knight to e4

Shuffle Rating 2176 · Saving a piece

Rescue the queen to e4

Shuffle Rating 2176 · Saving a piece

Rescue the pawn to f2

Shuffle Rating 2183 · Saving a piece

Discovered attack: bishop to d5 (b7)

Shuffle Rating 2195 · Discovered attack

Rescue the king to h1 (g2)

Shuffle Rating 2200 · Saving a piece

Fork: knight to d5 (c3·4)

Shuffle Rating 2202 · Fork

Rescue the pawn to c1

Shuffle Rating 2208 · Saving a piece

Rescue the pawn to b6

Shuffle Rating 2222 · Saving a piece

Rescue the pawn to e4 (d3)

Shuffle Rating 2238 · Saving a piece

Win the hanging knight on d8

Shuffle Rating 2240 · Hanging piece

Rescue the bishop to d1

Shuffle Rating 2240 · Saving a piece

Rescue the king to e6

Shuffle Rating 2250 · Saving a piece

Rescue the pawn to e5

Shuffle Rating 2257 · Saving a piece

Rescue the pawn to e2

Shuffle Rating 2268 · Saving a piece