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Chess960 puzzles: Discovered check

The moving piece opens a check — and is free to grab anything meanwhile.

With a discovered check the moving piece unmasks a check from the piece standing behind it. While the king deals with the check, the piece that moved grabs whatever it likes, free of charge. Look for your long-range piece on a line with the enemy king, with exactly one of your own pieces in between. The rule: among all the ways to step aside, pick the one that captures or attacks the most expensive loot.

392 puzzles

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g6 (f5)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6 (f5·10)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to a7 (c6)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d6 (c5·21)
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c6 (d5·23)
Shuffle Rating 780
Winning blow: pawn to e7
Shuffle Rating 780
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d5 (e4·109)
Shuffle Rating 780
Winning blow: knight to e7 (g6)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: knight to d2 (b3)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: pawn to b6 (a5·5)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: knight to e6 (g5·3)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b6 (b5)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: rook to d7 (f7)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f4 (d3·12)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: queen to d5 (b5)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: knight to a5 (c4·2)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: pawn to e6 (f5·2)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: pawn to g7 (f6)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: pawn to c6 (b5·2)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: pawn to c5 (c4)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: knight to g2
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: rook to g7 (g2)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: knight to f6 (e4·4)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: pawn to e4 (f3·5)
Shuffle Rating 920

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