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Chess960 puzzles: Corner bishop

A bishop born in the corner rakes the longest diagonal.

The corner bishop: in Chess960 a bishop often starts on a1 or h1, staring down the longest diagonal from birth. One pawn move and it fires across the entire board, hitting a rook or king in the far corner. In every starting position inspect the long diagonals: whose bishop sits in the corner, what blocks its path, which pawn move opens the line. The mistake is noticing the enemy corner bishop only after it has collected its loot.

34 puzzles

Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b6 (a7)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b2 (a1)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b8 (a7)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g5 (h4)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b7 (a6·2)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g8 (h7)
Shuffle Rating 780
Winning blow: bishop to a8 (h1·2)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (h8·2)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g6 (h5)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c4 (a6)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (h8·3)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g2 (h1·7)
Shuffle Rating 780
Winning blow: bishop to g7 (h8)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g6 (h7)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b8 (a7·4)
Shuffle Rating 780
Winning blow: bishop to d5 (a8)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f3 (h1·3)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g3 (h4)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b2 (a1·7)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c3 (a1)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f3 (h1·4)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: bishop to b6 (a7)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: bishop to f7 (a2·2)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: bishop to b2 (a1)
Shuffle Rating 970
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