Chess960 puzzles: Deflection
Force the defender away from its duty — then strike what it guarded.
157 puzzles
Winning blow: knight to f6 (h5·19)
Win the hanging king on b7
Deflection: rook to c5 (c3)
Fork: bishop to d5 (g2)
Deflection: rook to a6 (e6)
Deflection: pawn to d6
Deflection: bishop to a7
Deflection: pawn to e6
Winning blow: queen to g3 (e1·6)
Deflection: pawn to a4
Winning blow: rook to d8 (d6·6)
Deflection: rook to g6
Deflection: queen to d6 (c7)
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