Chess960 puzzles: Quiet move

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

2492 puzzles

Trap the rook on a8 (f8)

Shuffle Rating 1945 · Trapped piece

Mate in 3: knight to d4 (f3)

Shuffle Rating 1950 · Chess960 specifics

Mate in 3: queen to b6 (g1·2)

Shuffle Rating 1950 · Chess960 specifics

Mate in 3: pawn to d6 (d5·3)

Shuffle Rating 1950 · Chess960 specifics

Mate in 3: rook to e8 (e1·13)

Shuffle Rating 1950 · Chess960 specifics

Mate in 3: bishop to b6 (d4·3)

Shuffle Rating 1950 · Chess960 specifics

Mate in 3: bishop to a2 (b1·2)

Shuffle Rating 1950 · Chess960 specifics

Mate in 3: queen to c5 (c3)

Shuffle Rating 1950 · Chess960 specifics

Deflection: pawn to b5

Shuffle Rating 1952 · Deflection

Pin: knight to h4 (f5)

Shuffle Rating 1955 · Pin

Pin: queen to c5

Shuffle Rating 1958 · Pin

Deflection: pawn to h7

Shuffle Rating 1963 · Deflection

Rescue the pawn to d5

Shuffle Rating 1963 · Saving a piece

Pin: queen to b4

Shuffle Rating 1965 · Pin

Trap the rook on a1 (c1)

Shuffle Rating 1966 · Trapped piece

Fork: queen to a5 (a2)

Shuffle Rating 1968 · Fork

Pin: king to g2

Shuffle Rating 1970 · Pin

Discovered attack: bishop to d3

Shuffle Rating 1970 · Discovered attack

Deflection: rook to a6 (e6)

Shuffle Rating 1975 · Deflection

Rescue the rook to f2

Shuffle Rating 1976 · Saving a piece

Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f6 (e4·21)

Shuffle Rating 1980 · Chess960 specifics

Winning blow: knight to e5 (c6·5)

Shuffle Rating 1980 · Chess960 specifics

Winning blow: rook to d5 (d8·3)

Shuffle Rating 1980 · Chess960 specifics

Winning blow: bishop to b6 (c5·5)

Shuffle Rating 1980 · Chess960 specifics

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