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Chess960 puzzles: Mate defense

Mate is threatened — parry it and stay on top.

652 puzzles

Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g2 (e1·6)
Shuffle Rating 1010
Winning blow: queen to e7 (a7)
Shuffle Rating 1010
Winning blow: rook to b2 (a2·2)
Shuffle Rating 1010
Winning blow: queen to e1 (c3)
Shuffle Rating 1010
Winning blow: queen to b2 (a3·4)
Shuffle Rating 1010
Winning blow: rook to g2 (c2)
Shuffle Rating 1010
Winning blow: queen to a4 (a7)
Shuffle Rating 1010
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c6 (e7·2)
Shuffle Rating 1010
Winning blow: bishop to d2 (e1·3)
Shuffle Rating 1010
Winning blow: queen to b3 (f3)
Shuffle Rating 1010
Fork: bishop to e3 (g5)
Shuffle Rating 1033
Mate in 1: queen to g2 (d5·5)
Shuffle Rating 1035
Mate in 2: rook to a1 (a2·2)
Shuffle Rating 1049
Mate in 1: queen to h5 (e2·2)
Shuffle Rating 1057
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to e4 (e2·4)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Winning blow: rook to d5 (d1·6)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Winning blow: queen to e2 (e6)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Attack on the uncastled king: king to c1 (d1·14)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Winning blow: queen to g3 (f4)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Winning blow: queen to h7 (d3·3)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Winning blow: bishop to d4 (a1·3)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Winning blow: queen to e6 (e1·2)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Winning blow: pawn to d5 (c4·11)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Winning blow: knight to c6 (e7·4)
Shuffle Rating 1060

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