Chess960 puzzles: Remove the defender
Capture the guard first — then take what it protected.
Removing the defender is the straightforward plan: capture the guard first, then take what it guarded. Unlike deflection, the defender is not lured away — it is traded off or destroyed on the spot. Stare at the target you crave and ask who defends it, and whether that defender can be profitably eaten. Count the whole capture sequence, not just the first move — the trade must pay off at the end.
835 puzzles
Discovered attack: knight to f6
Fork: queen to d4
Win the hanging rook on c7
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b7 (h1·7)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c6 (h1·6)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b7 (h1·8)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g7 (a1·5)
Winning blow: queen to h6 (h3·2)
Winning blow: bishop to e3 (g1·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b2 (a1·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to c7 (b5·11)
Winning blow: knight to f4 (e2)
Winning blow: pawn to d6 (c5·3)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (a1·19)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d4 (f3·10)
Winning blow: rook to e7
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to a5 (b4·18)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (e5·18)
Winning blow: bishop to f2 (g1)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g6 (e4·3)
Winning blow: queen to c4 (g8)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e5 (f4·84)
Winning blow: knight to f5 (e7)
Winning blow: queen to a6 (a7)
Tactics
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