Chess960 puzzles: Rook fork

The rook attacks two targets along rank and file at the same time.

A rook fork attacks two targets from one square — one along the file, the other along the rank. Look for enemy pieces standing at a right angle to each other, both visible from a single safe square. This is bread and butter in endgames, where a rook check picks up loose pieces and pawns along the way. Test every rook check you have: does it also hit something valuable on the other line?

83 puzzles

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c8 (c1)

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d7 (d1)

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c8 (c6)

Shuffle Rating 780

Winning blow: rook to d8

Shuffle Rating 780

Winning blow: pawn to c3 (b2·8)

Shuffle Rating 920

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f7 (g7)

Shuffle Rating 920

Winning blow: pawn to e6 (d5·8)

Shuffle Rating 920

Winning blow: rook to d5 (a5·2)

Shuffle Rating 920

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e2)

Shuffle Rating 920

Winning blow: rook to g8 (g1·5)

Shuffle Rating 920

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to d5 (c5)

Shuffle Rating 920

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·90)

Shuffle Rating 920

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g8 (g1·6)

Shuffle Rating 920

Winning blow: rook to e8 (e6·2)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: rook to d2 (d1·4)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: rook to b2 (b3)

Shuffle Rating 970

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g4 (h4)

Shuffle Rating 1010

Winning blow: bishop to c7 (d6)

Shuffle Rating 1060

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f8 (f4·3)

Shuffle Rating 1060

Winning blow: rook to f5 (f1·8)

Shuffle Rating 1060

Winning blow: rook to d7 (d1·9)

Shuffle Rating 1060

Winning blow: rook to c3 (b3·2)

Shuffle Rating 1060

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to b5 (b1·6)

Shuffle Rating 1110

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g2 (g1·11)

Shuffle Rating 1110

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