Chess960 puzzles: Remove the defender

Capture the guard first — then take what it protected.

835 puzzles

Winning blow: queen to h6 (h1)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d6 (f7·2)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Winning blow: queen to c6 (e8·4)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Winning blow: queen to g6 (f5·2)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Winning blow: rook to a7 (a1·8)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Pin: rook to e1 (e3)

Shuffle Rating 1803

Discovered attack: rook to g3 (g2)

Shuffle Rating 1814

Discovered attack: bishop to h7 (d3·9)

Shuffle Rating 1822

Discovered attack: queen to c4

Shuffle Rating 1826

Pin: bishop to e2

Shuffle Rating 1827

Mate in 3: bishop to c7 (f4)

Shuffle Rating 1860

Pin: rook to e3 (e8)

Shuffle Rating 1868

Fork: pawn to f4 (f2)

Shuffle Rating 1874

Fork: queen to d4 (d8·3)

Shuffle Rating 1884

Winning blow: rook to d7 (d1·23)

Shuffle Rating 1890

Winning blow: knight to f5 (g3·20)

Shuffle Rating 1890

Deflection: bishop to g6

Shuffle Rating 1899

Win the hanging rook on c8

Shuffle Rating 1901

Trap the pawn on g4

Shuffle Rating 1903

Pin: rook to e1 (e2)

Shuffle Rating 1910

Winning blow: knight to c6 (a5·11)

Shuffle Rating 1930

Winning blow: knight to f6 (h5·19)

Shuffle Rating 1930

Winning blow: queen to f6 (a1·6)

Shuffle Rating 1930

Winning blow: rook to c8 (h8·5)

Shuffle Rating 1930

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