Chess960 puzzles: Overload

One defender guards two things — it cannot do both jobs.

295 puzzles

Winning blow: pawn to c5 (c4·12)

Shuffle Rating 1750

Winning blow: knight to f5 (g3·17)

Shuffle Rating 1750

Winning blow: king to d2 (c1·25)

Shuffle Rating 1750

Winning blow: pawn to f7 (f6·14)

Shuffle Rating 1750

Winning blow: rook to e6 (e1·24)

Shuffle Rating 1750

Mate in 3: rook to a7 (a8·3)

Shuffle Rating 1760

Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d6 (c5·2)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Winning blow: queen to g6 (f5·2)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Winning blow: bishop to h7 (c2)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Fork: rook to h6

Shuffle Rating 1803

Fork: rook to f1

Shuffle Rating 1806

Pin: bishop to e2

Shuffle Rating 1827

Fork: knight to f7 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 1829

Discovered attack: knight to e5 (f3)

Shuffle Rating 1833

Skewer: bishop to a4 (b3)

Shuffle Rating 1856

Discovered attack: bishop to f4

Shuffle Rating 1874

Winning blow: king to b1 (b2·5)

Shuffle Rating 1890

Trap the pawn on g4

Shuffle Rating 1903

Winning blow: bishop to f5 (d3·12)

Shuffle Rating 1930

Fork: queen to e2

Shuffle Rating 1942

Pin: rook to d6 (d1)

Shuffle Rating 1946

Discovered attack: knight to f6 (e4·4)

Shuffle Rating 1970

Fork: rook to f3 (f8)

Shuffle Rating 2001

Deflection: bishop to a7

Shuffle Rating 2035

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