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

Pin: rook to d7

Shuffle Rating 1795

Fork: pawn to f5 (f7·2)

Shuffle Rating 1798

Pin: rook to c8 (d8)

Shuffle Rating 1800

Trap the pawn on c5

Shuffle Rating 1801

Discovered attack: knight to a3

Shuffle Rating 1803

Trap the rook on b7

Shuffle Rating 1806

Trap the rook on a1

Shuffle Rating 1806

Deflection: pawn to d7

Shuffle Rating 1807

Trap the pawn on g6

Shuffle Rating 1812

Mate in 2: king to f3

Shuffle Rating 1813

Mate in 3: queen to d7 (e7·2)

Shuffle Rating 1820

Mate in 3: rook to c8 (c5·3)

Shuffle Rating 1820

Rescue the rook to b2

Shuffle Rating 1824

Trap the knight on c3

Shuffle Rating 1824

Skewer: bishop to h4 (f6)

Shuffle Rating 1829

Fork: queen to f4 (c7)

Shuffle Rating 1829

Deflection: pawn to b7

Shuffle Rating 1831

Pin: rook to f4

Shuffle Rating 1838

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

Shuffle Rating 1840

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

Shuffle Rating 1840

Winning blow: queen to b4 (e1·7)

Shuffle Rating 1840

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

Shuffle Rating 1840

Winning blow: rook to d3 (d4·2)

Shuffle Rating 1840

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