Chess960 puzzles: Deflection
Force the defender away from its duty — then strike what it guarded.
157 puzzles
Winning blow: king to f1 (f2·3)
Winning blow: knight to f6 (g4·9)
Winning blow: bishop to e5 (c3·9)
Winning blow: rook to d8 (d1·27)
Winning blow: queen to c7 (c8·5)
Winning blow: queen to c8 (c4·2)
Winning blow: knight to h6 (f7·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h8 (h4·2)
Winning blow: queen to d7 (c7·2)
Deflection: rook to d8
Discovered attack: rook to e2
Deflection: rook to d7
Deflection: rook to c4
Deflection: pawn to a5
Deflection: rook to d4
Deflection: rook to d1 (d4)
Deflection: pawn to g4
Deflection: rook to f1 (f6)
Winning blow: knight to a7 (b5·3)
Winning blow: queen to e6 (e2·6)
Winning blow: pawn to e7 (d6·11)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b8 (b2·5)
Winning blow: bishop to b7 (h1·9)
Winning blow: queen to e6 (e2·7)
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