Chess960 puzzles: Mate defense
Mate is threatened — parry it and stay on top.
652 puzzles
Winning blow: pawn to b3 (c2·14)
Fork: knight to f3 (d4·3)
Fork: king to f7
Win the hanging queen on g4
Win the hanging king on g7 (f8)
Win the hanging king on g6
Mate in 2: discovered attack on h3
Fork: queen to a8 (a5)
Mate in 2: queen to g5 (h6)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e5·6)
Fork: queen to e4 (e1)
Mate in 3: rook to f8 (f1·8)
Win the hanging rook on d8
Mate in 3: discovered attack on b3
Mate in 2: queen to e1 (f1)
Rescue the pawn to d5
Mate in 3: rook to g3 (b3)
Rescue the queen to g7
Mate in 3: knight to e6 (d4·3)
Mate in 2: queen to a2 (c4)
Rescue the bishop to b2
Fork: queen to d5 (d2·2)
Mate in 2: queen to d2 (f4)
Win the hanging king on g7 (h7)