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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 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to c7 (c4·3)
Shuffle Rating 1790 · Chess960 specifics
Pin: rook to e1 (e3)
Shuffle Rating 1803 · Pin
Fork: rook to h6
Shuffle Rating 1803 · Fork
Fork: bishop to d5 (e6)
Shuffle Rating 1807 · Fork
Fork: knight to e4 (f6·2)
Shuffle Rating 1808 · Fork
Win the hanging king on a6
Shuffle Rating 1821 · Hanging piece
Pin: queen to f8
Shuffle Rating 1829 · Pin
Pin: rook to c5
Shuffle Rating 1853 · Pin
Mate in 3: queen to d6 (f8·3)
Shuffle Rating 1860 · Chess960 specifics
Mate in 3: rook to f4 (f1·3)
Shuffle Rating 1860 · Chess960 specifics
Discovered attack: knight to d4 (f5)
Shuffle Rating 1867 · Discovered attack
Pin: rook to e3 (e8)
Shuffle Rating 1868 · Pin
Winning blow: bishop to f3 (e2·7)
Shuffle Rating 1890 · Chess960 specifics
Pin: rook to e1 (e2)
Shuffle Rating 1910 · Pin
Winning blow: knight to c6 (a5·11)
Shuffle Rating 1930 · Chess960 specifics
Pin: rook to f2
Shuffle Rating 1939 · Pin
Fork: rook to f6
Shuffle Rating 1946 · Fork
Fork: rook to e5 (e6)
Shuffle Rating 1965 · Fork
Mate in 3: bishop to h7 (b1)
Shuffle Rating 1990 · Chess960 specifics
Mate in 3: knight to h6 (f5·3)
Shuffle Rating 1990 · Chess960 specifics
Fork: rook to d4 (d5)
Shuffle Rating 2020 · Fork
Mate in 2: queen to h2 (d6·2)
Shuffle Rating 2035 · Mate in 2
Fork: queen to f4 (g5)
Shuffle Rating 2038 · Fork

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