Chess960 puzzles: Quiet move

No check, no capture — yet this modest move decides the game.

2492 puzzles

Fork: knight to d2 (c4·3)

Shuffle Rating 2316

Rescue the knight to d4

Shuffle Rating 2318

Pin: knight to f4 (h3)

Shuffle Rating 2330

Winning blow: rook to b3 (a3·8)

Shuffle Rating 2340

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (c4·8)

Shuffle Rating 2340

Attack on the uncastled king: queen to h5 (e2·7)

Shuffle Rating 2340

Fork: knight to e1 (f3·2)

Shuffle Rating 2351

Pin: queen to f6 (f3·2)

Shuffle Rating 2357

Fork: pawn to d2

Shuffle Rating 2359

Fork: queen to d8 (g5)

Shuffle Rating 2363

Rescue the pawn to b6 (b5)

Shuffle Rating 2372

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f4 (h4)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Winning blow: queen to b8 (b5·2)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Winning blow: knight to d4 (c2·4)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on h5 (e2·2)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on g8 (g1·2)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on d6 (f4·2)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on b7 (b2)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Winning blow: queen to g3 (e1·7)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Mate in 3: knight to b5 (d6·3)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on e3 (g4)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Winning blow: pawn to a3 (a2·4)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on g5 (f4)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on c4 (d3·2)

Shuffle Rating 2400

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