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Chess960 puzzles: Interference

A piece lands between defender and defended, cutting the connection.

Interference means planting a piece between the defender and what it defends, cutting the wire. Often it is a sacrifice: the piece lands on a square where it can be taken, yet two enemy defensive lines cross exactly there. Look for that intersection point — the square shared by two of the opponent's lines of defense. The intruder can be captured, but whichever piece takes it abandons its own duty.

18 puzzles

Winning blow: knight to f6 (h5·7)
Shuffle Rating 920 · Chess960 specifics
Attack on the uncastled king: king to c1 (d1·14)
Shuffle Rating 1060 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to b6 (f2·2)
Shuffle Rating 1060 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: pawn to c3 (b2·13)
Shuffle Rating 1060 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: rook to d7 (d1·9)
Shuffle Rating 1060 · Chess960 specifics
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6 (e5·2)
Shuffle Rating 1110 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: bishop to g1
Shuffle Rating 1200 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to f3 (e3·3)
Shuffle Rating 1200 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: rook to h1 (g1·10)
Shuffle Rating 1200 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to a5 (f5)
Shuffle Rating 1200 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: pawn to b4 (c3·2)
Shuffle Rating 1200 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: knight to d3 (b2)
Shuffle Rating 1250 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: knight to f4 (h5·3)
Shuffle Rating 1250 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to d3 (c3·4)
Shuffle Rating 1250 · Chess960 specifics
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e4 (h1·12)
Shuffle Rating 1340 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: pawn to d7 (d6·13)
Shuffle Rating 1610 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: pawn to c4 (c2·8)
Shuffle Rating 1750 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: knight to b4 (d5·2)
Shuffle Rating 1750 · Chess960 specifics

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