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Chess960 puzzles: Decoy

A sacrifice lures the king or a piece onto a fatal square.

312 puzzles

Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f5 (b1·14)
Shuffle Rating 1790
Winning blow: queen to c7 (c4·3)
Shuffle Rating 1790
Pin: rook to e1 (e3)
Shuffle Rating 1803
Fork: rook to h6
Shuffle Rating 1803
Fork: bishop to d5 (e6)
Shuffle Rating 1807
Fork: knight to e4 (f6·2)
Shuffle Rating 1808
Win the hanging king on a6
Shuffle Rating 1821
Pin: queen to f8
Shuffle Rating 1829
Pin: rook to c5
Shuffle Rating 1853
Mate in 3: queen to d6 (f8·3)
Shuffle Rating 1860
Mate in 3: rook to f4 (f1·3)
Shuffle Rating 1860
Discovered attack: knight to d4 (f5)
Shuffle Rating 1867
Pin: rook to e3 (e8)
Shuffle Rating 1868
Winning blow: bishop to f3 (e2·7)
Shuffle Rating 1890
Pin: rook to e1 (e2)
Shuffle Rating 1910
Winning blow: knight to c6 (a5·11)
Shuffle Rating 1930
Pin: rook to f2
Shuffle Rating 1939
Fork: rook to f6
Shuffle Rating 1946
Fork: rook to e5 (e6)
Shuffle Rating 1965
Mate in 3: bishop to h7 (b1)
Shuffle Rating 1990
Mate in 3: knight to h6 (f5·3)
Shuffle Rating 1990
Fork: rook to d4 (d5)
Shuffle Rating 2020
Mate in 2: queen to h2 (d6·2)
Shuffle Rating 2035
Fork: queen to f4 (g5)
Shuffle Rating 2038

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