Chess960 puzzles: Quiet move

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

2492 puzzles

Winning blow: knight to d6 (f7·2)

Shuffle Rating 970

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g4 (g3)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: knight to c5 (b7·3)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: rook to b1 (a1·6)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: bishop to c1 (f4·2)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: king to b2 (c1·16)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: bishop to e1 (h4·3)

Shuffle Rating 970

Winning blow: bishop to e3 (f4)

Shuffle Rating 970

Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c3 (a5)

Shuffle Rating 970

Fork: knight to d3 (c5)

Shuffle Rating 972

Pin: rook to a8

Shuffle Rating 1004

Deflection: pawn to f2

Shuffle Rating 1062

Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e5 (d3·17)

Shuffle Rating 1110

Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g4 (d4)

Shuffle Rating 1110

Winning blow: rook to h3 (c3)

Shuffle Rating 1110

Winning blow: queen to e5 (e4·5)

Shuffle Rating 1110

Winning blow: bishop to g4 (e2·4)

Shuffle Rating 1110

Winning blow: knight to d5 (c3·7)

Shuffle Rating 1110

Winning blow: knight to c4 (b6·2)

Shuffle Rating 1110

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to h1 (g1·12)

Shuffle Rating 1110

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e1·16)

Shuffle Rating 1110

Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f3 (h1·5)

Shuffle Rating 1110

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g3 (g2·3)

Shuffle Rating 1110

Winning blow: queen to a3 (f8)

Shuffle Rating 1110

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