Chess960 puzzles: Quiet move

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

2492 puzzles

Winning blow: bishop to g6 (e4·4)

Shuffle Rating 1840

Winning blow: rook to h3 (e3·2)

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Winning blow: knight to g5 (h3·9)

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Winning blow: rook to c8 (c1·21)

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Winning blow: rook to c3 (c1·3)

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Attack on the uncastled king: rook to g1 (h1·8)

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Winning blow: rook to h7 (f7·2)

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Mate in 2: pawn to f5 (f7)

Shuffle Rating 1841

Rescue the rook to f1

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Rescue the queen to f6

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Rescue the queen to c2

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Skewer: bishop to a4 (b3)

Shuffle Rating 1856

Trap the bishop on c5

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Pin: rook to d1 (e1)

Shuffle Rating 1868

Trap the bishop on e3

Shuffle Rating 1877

Winning blow: knight to a5 (c4·5)

Shuffle Rating 1890

Winning blow: pawn to g5 (g4·8)

Shuffle Rating 1890

Winning blow: bishop to a5 (d2·6)

Shuffle Rating 1890

Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a4 (g4)

Shuffle Rating 1890

Winning blow: rook to d7 (d1·23)

Shuffle Rating 1890

Winning blow: bishop to c5 (a3·2)

Shuffle Rating 1890

Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e6 (b3·2)

Shuffle Rating 1890

Winning blow: knight to c5 (d3·21)

Shuffle Rating 1890

Winning blow: knight to c3 (e4·4)

Shuffle Rating 1890

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