Chess960 puzzles: Boden's mate
Two bishops cross their diagonals over a king blocked by its own pieces.
Boden's mate crosses two bishop diagonals over a king blocked by its own pieces. The classic victim has castled on the queenside: its own rook and pawns have stolen the escape squares, and the bishops slash crosswise. The trigger is usually a queen sacrifice that blasts open the second diagonal. Whenever the enemy king is boxed in by its friends, ask whether both of your bishops can reach it on crossing diagonals.
61 puzzles
Mate in 1: bishop to a3
Mate in 1: bishop to h2
Mate in 1: bishop to g5
Mate in 2: bishop to a5
Mate in 2: queen to c6
Mate in 2: bishop to b4
Mate in 2: queen to f6 (h6)
Mate in 2: pawn to f8 (g7)
Mate in 2: bishop to h6
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c5 (e3·2)
Mate in 2: knight to g6 (e7)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d8 (d3)
Mate in 2: bishop to f4 (c1)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b6 (f2·5)
Mate in 2: bishop to c7 (f4·2)
Mate in 2: queen to g6 (h7)
Mate in 2: queen to h7 (c2·4)
Mate in 2: queen to g6 (e4·5)
Mate in 2: queen to a7 (c5·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g6 (c2·4)
Mate in 2: bishop to f5 (b1·2)
Mate in 2: queen to d5 (e6)
Mate in 1: bishop to f1
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b5 (f1·9)