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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: pawn to f5 (f4·5)
Shuffle Rating 1390 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: pawn to d7 (d6·11)
Shuffle Rating 1390 · Chess960 specifics
Mate in 2: queen to b1 (c2)
Shuffle Rating 1394 · Mate in 2
Discovered attack: knight to f3 (e5·4)
Shuffle Rating 1396 · Discovered attack
Winning blow: rook to e6 (e3·4)
Shuffle Rating 1420 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: bishop to d6 (c5·3)
Shuffle Rating 1420 · Chess960 specifics
Fork: rook to e2
Shuffle Rating 1426 · Fork
Winning blow: queen to f6 (b2·8)
Shuffle Rating 1430 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to g4 (d1·4)
Shuffle Rating 1430 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: rook to a2 (a1·4)
Shuffle Rating 1430 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: rook to f8 (f7·5)
Shuffle Rating 1430 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to d2 (d4·2)
Shuffle Rating 1430 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to g6 (g4·4)
Shuffle Rating 1430 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: bishop to a6 (e2·2)
Shuffle Rating 1430 · Chess960 specifics
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h2 (h1·13)
Shuffle Rating 1430 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: knight to g5 (e6·4)
Shuffle Rating 1430 · Chess960 specifics
Fork: rook to e8 (e1·2)
Shuffle Rating 1433 · Fork
Mate in 2: knight to f4 (d5)
Shuffle Rating 1450 · Chess960 specifics
Mate in 2: queen to g8 (e6)
Shuffle Rating 1450 · Chess960 specifics
Mate in 2: queen to c6 (b7)
Shuffle Rating 1450 · Chess960 specifics
Mate in 2: queen to b8 (c7·2)
Shuffle Rating 1450 · Chess960 specifics
Fork: rook to g7 (h7)
Shuffle Rating 1474 · Fork
Mate in 2: rook to f8 (f2·4)
Shuffle Rating 1475 · Mate in 2
Winning blow: queen to g2 (c6)
Shuffle Rating 1480 · Chess960 specifics

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