Chess960 puzzles: Quiet move

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

2492 puzzles

Rescue the king to d8

Shuffle Rating 1781 · Saving a piece

Pin: rook to d7

Shuffle Rating 1795 · Pin

Fork: pawn to f5 (f7·2)

Shuffle Rating 1798 · Fork

Pin: rook to c8 (d8)

Shuffle Rating 1800 · Pin

Trap the pawn on c5

Shuffle Rating 1801 · Trapped piece

Discovered attack: knight to a3

Shuffle Rating 1803 · Discovered attack

Trap the rook on b7

Shuffle Rating 1806 · Trapped piece

Trap the rook on a1

Shuffle Rating 1806 · Trapped piece

Deflection: pawn to d7

Shuffle Rating 1807 · Deflection

Trap the pawn on g6

Shuffle Rating 1812 · Trapped piece

Mate in 2: king to f3

Shuffle Rating 1813 · Mate in 2

Mate in 3: queen to d7 (e7·2)

Shuffle Rating 1820 · Chess960 specifics

Mate in 3: rook to c8 (c5·3)

Shuffle Rating 1820 · Chess960 specifics

Rescue the rook to b2

Shuffle Rating 1824 · Saving a piece

Trap the knight on c3

Shuffle Rating 1824 · Trapped piece

Skewer: bishop to h4 (f6)

Shuffle Rating 1829 · Skewer

Fork: queen to f4 (c7)

Shuffle Rating 1829 · Fork

Deflection: pawn to b7

Shuffle Rating 1831 · Deflection

Pin: rook to f4

Shuffle Rating 1838 · Pin

Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c3 (e2·5)

Shuffle Rating 1840 · Chess960 specifics

Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g4 (e3·15)

Shuffle Rating 1840 · Chess960 specifics

Winning blow: queen to b4 (e1·7)

Shuffle Rating 1840 · Chess960 specifics

Attack on the uncastled king: knight to g4 (e3·16)

Shuffle Rating 1840 · Chess960 specifics

Winning blow: rook to d3 (d4·2)

Shuffle Rating 1840 · Chess960 specifics

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