Chess960 puzzles: Quiet move

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

2492 puzzles

Winning blow: rook to b1 (a1·3)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: pawn to e5 (e4·2)

Shuffle Rating 970

Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g7 (h8·6)

Shuffle Rating 970

Attack on the uncastled king: queen to c7 (a7)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: queen to e1 (g3)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: rook to h1 (g1·6)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: queen to d4 (h8)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: queen to b7 (b8·2)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: knight to h3 (f4)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: queen to h8 (g7)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: rook to g1 (h1·4)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: knight to c6 (e5·11)

Shuffle Rating 970

Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f2 (h1)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: knight to b5 (a7)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: queen to f3 (e3)

Shuffle Rating 970

Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b5 (b1)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: bishop to d5 (f7·3)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: bishop to c3 (a1·2)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: rook to d8 (d1·8)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: bishop to e1 (h4·2)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: bishop to c2 (g6)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: knight to d4 (f3·3)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: knight to f3 (e1)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: knight to e3 (g2)

Shuffle Rating 970

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