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Chess960 puzzles: Epaulette mate

The king's own pieces flank it like epaulettes — mate comes head-on.

223 puzzles

Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g7 (f8)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a5 (b4·2)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Mate in 2: rook to d8 (d2)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Mate in 2: rook to b7 (b8·2)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f5 (f1·6)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c6 (h1·12)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g4 (h4·2)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f4 (f2·2)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f6 (h5·2)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Mate in 1: queen to g6 (f7)
Shuffle Rating 1112
Mate in 1: queen to g3 (b8)
Shuffle Rating 1116
Mate in 1: queen to f6 (c6)
Shuffle Rating 1138
Mate in 1: queen to e1 (c1)
Shuffle Rating 1142
Mate in 2: rook to d7 (d1·2)
Shuffle Rating 1166
Mate in 2: rook to c6
Shuffle Rating 1166
Mate in 1: queen to d3
Shuffle Rating 1184
Mate in 2: knight to c6 (d4)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Mate in 2: queen to g8 (g7)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Mate in 2: queen to b1 (f1)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Mate in 2: queen to a8 (e4)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c6 (e5·16)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Mate in 2: rook to e2 (e1)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d7 (c5·22)
Shuffle Rating 1220
Mate in 2: queen to c2 (f5)
Shuffle Rating 1245

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