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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 · Chess960 specifics
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d6 (f7·2)
Shuffle Rating 1790 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to c6 (e8·4)
Shuffle Rating 1790 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to g6 (f5·2)
Shuffle Rating 1790 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: rook to a7 (a1·8)
Shuffle Rating 1790 · Chess960 specifics
Pin: rook to e1 (e3)
Shuffle Rating 1803 · Pin
Discovered attack: rook to g3 (g2)
Shuffle Rating 1814 · Discovered attack
Discovered attack: bishop to h7 (d3·9)
Shuffle Rating 1822 · Discovered attack
Discovered attack: queen to c4
Shuffle Rating 1826 · Discovered attack
Pin: bishop to e2
Shuffle Rating 1827 · Pin
Mate in 3: bishop to c7 (f4)
Shuffle Rating 1860 · Chess960 specifics
Pin: rook to e3 (e8)
Shuffle Rating 1868 · Pin
Fork: pawn to f4 (f2)
Shuffle Rating 1874 · Fork
Fork: queen to d4 (d8·3)
Shuffle Rating 1884 · Fork
Winning blow: rook to d7 (d1·23)
Shuffle Rating 1890 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: knight to f5 (g3·20)
Shuffle Rating 1890 · Chess960 specifics
Deflection: bishop to g6
Shuffle Rating 1899 · Deflection
Win the hanging rook on c8
Shuffle Rating 1901 · Hanging piece
Trap the pawn on g4
Shuffle Rating 1903 · Trapped piece
Pin: rook to e1 (e2)
Shuffle Rating 1910 · Pin
Winning blow: knight to c6 (a5·11)
Shuffle Rating 1930 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: knight to f6 (h5·19)
Shuffle Rating 1930 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to f6 (a1·6)
Shuffle Rating 1930 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: rook to c8 (h8·5)
Shuffle Rating 1930 · Chess960 specifics

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