Chess960 puzzles: Quiet move

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

2492 puzzles

Winning blow: pawn to g5 (g4·9)

Shuffle Rating 1890 · Chess960 specifics

Winning blow: queen to b7 (e4·6)

Shuffle Rating 1890 · Chess960 specifics

Winning blow: rook to g1 (f1·8)

Shuffle Rating 1890 · Chess960 specifics

Winning blow: queen to e6 (e7·4)

Shuffle Rating 1890 · Chess960 specifics

Winning blow: queen to a7 (e3·4)

Shuffle Rating 1890 · Chess960 specifics

Winning blow: rook to b1 (c1·13)

Shuffle Rating 1890 · Chess960 specifics

Pin: pawn to f6

Shuffle Rating 1892 · Pin

Fork: king to e3

Shuffle Rating 1893 · Fork

Pin: rook to d5 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 1898 · Pin

Discovered attack: bishop to b7

Shuffle Rating 1900 · Discovered attack

Trap the pawn on c5 (c6)

Shuffle Rating 1902 · Trapped piece

Trap the pawn on g4

Shuffle Rating 1903 · Trapped piece

Discovered attack: knight to g4 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 1908 · Discovered attack

Deflection: pawn to h2 (h3)

Shuffle Rating 1912 · Deflection

Deflection: rook to e8 (c8)

Shuffle Rating 1915 · Deflection

Pin: queen to g5

Shuffle Rating 1916 · Pin

Deflection: pawn to a5 (a4)

Shuffle Rating 1926 · Deflection

Fork: queen to f3 (f7)

Shuffle Rating 1927 · Fork

Skewer: bishop to h3

Shuffle Rating 1928 · Skewer

Discovered attack: knight to e5 (c6)

Shuffle Rating 1929 · Discovered attack

Discovered attack: rook to b1

Shuffle Rating 1931 · Discovered attack

Fork: knight to c5 (e4·2)

Shuffle Rating 1932 · Fork

Skewer: bishop to b4

Shuffle Rating 1942 · Skewer

Fork: bishop to f5 (d3)

Shuffle Rating 1943 · Fork

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