Chess960 puzzles: Skewer
Skewer: a valuable piece is forced to move, exposing the one behind it.
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.
133 puzzles
Skewer: rook to d3
Skewer: rook to f7 (f4)
Skewer: rook to a3 (a4·3)
Skewer: queen to e3
Skewer: rook to e7
Skewer: queen to a3
Skewer: rook to c8 (b8)
Skewer: queen to g7
Skewer: queen to h8 (f6)
Skewer: bishop to g7
Skewer: queen to a8
Skewer: bishop to d1
Skewer: rook to g7 (d7)
Skewer: bishop to a4 (d7)
Skewer: pawn to g4
Skewer: bishop to c1
Skewer: rook to h1 (h8)
Skewer: rook to a2
Fork: queen to b7 (d7)
Skewer: rook to f7 (f4·2)
Skewer: queen to f1
Skewer: bishop to g3
Skewer: bishop to g5 (h4)
Skewer: rook to g2 (c2)