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Chess960 puzzles: Minor-piece endgame

Bishops and knights duel — geometry decides.

A minor-piece endgame leaves only bishops and knights with pawns, and geometry decides. The bishop loves an open board and play on both wings; the knight loves fixed pawns and outpost squares. Check which color squares the pawns stand on and where the knight can actually reach in time. Practical tip: against a knight, spread the play across both flanks — short legs cannot cover everything.

100 puzzles

Fork: knight to g5
Shuffle Rating 603 · Fork
Fork: knight to e7
Shuffle Rating 647 · Fork
Fork: knight to d4 (c2)
Shuffle Rating 695 · Fork
Fork: knight to b3 (d2)
Shuffle Rating 707 · Fork
Fork: knight to c5 (e6)
Shuffle Rating 739 · Fork
Fork: knight to d3
Shuffle Rating 747 · Fork
Fork: knight to e7 (c6·2)
Shuffle Rating 758 · Fork
Skewer: bishop to g5
Shuffle Rating 767 · Skewer
Mate in 1: bishop to c6
Shuffle Rating 781 · Mate in 1
Fork: knight to e2 (c1)
Shuffle Rating 809 · Fork
Fork: knight to d5 (e7)
Shuffle Rating 865 · Fork
Fork: knight to d4 (f3)
Shuffle Rating 868 · Fork
Skewer: bishop to d7
Shuffle Rating 874 · Skewer
Skewer: bishop to f4
Shuffle Rating 914 · Skewer
Winning blow: pawn to f5 (g4·4)
Shuffle Rating 920 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: knight to d4 (b3)
Shuffle Rating 920 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: knight to d6 (f7)
Shuffle Rating 920 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: knight to e5 (f3·4)
Shuffle Rating 920 · Chess960 specifics
Fork: knight to c2
Shuffle Rating 923 · Fork
Fork: knight to e7 (c8)
Shuffle Rating 928 · Fork
Fork: bishop to e6 (f7)
Shuffle Rating 944 · Fork
Deflection: knight to c7
Shuffle Rating 945 · Deflection
Mate in 1: knight to f2 (g4)
Shuffle Rating 968 · Mate in 1
Winning blow: knight to g5 (e4·3)
Shuffle Rating 970 · Chess960 specifics

Endgame