Chess960 puzzles: Deflection
Force the defender away from its duty — then strike what it guarded.
157 puzzles
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to b8 (b1·15)
Winning blow: rook to e7 (e1·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c4 (e2·2)
Winning blow: queen to b5 (b6)
Winning blow: queen to f6 (h4)
Win the hanging knight on e4
Deflection: rook to g1
Win the hanging knight on e5
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f5 (b1·13)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e5 (a1·22)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d5 (c6)
Winning blow: queen to b5 (g5)
Winning blow: queen to f6 (d4·2)
Winning blow: queen to h8 (c3·2)
Winning blow: bishop to b7 (h1·4)
Winning blow: pawn to c7 (b6·4)
Winning blow: queen to g5 (g7·2)
Winning blow: pawn to e5 (f4·18)
Winning blow: bishop to c5 (d6·2)
Winning blow: rook to g8 (g1·7)
Deflection: rook to f1
Winning blow: pawn to b4 (b3·3)
Winning blow: king to h2 (g1·24)
Winning blow: king to d1 (e2·6)
Tactics
BatteryCheck chaseClearanceDecoyDiscovered attackDiscovered checkDouble checkWinning exchangeBishop forkKnight forkPawn forkQueen forkRook forkRoyal forkHanging pieceInterferenceOverloadAbsolute pinRelative pinWin the pinned piecePromotionQueen trapQuiet moveRemove the defenderSacrifice attackSkewerTrapped pieceUnderpromotionWinning blowX-rayZwischenzug