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Chess960 puzzles: Sacrifice attack

Give up material to unleash a decisive attack.

A sacrificial attack gives up material on purpose to rip the king's shelter open and launch a decisive assault. The sac is sound when you get concrete assets in return: open lines to the king, tempi, pieces ready to pour in. The signs: a poorly sheltered king, your forces aimed at its home, defenders stranded far away. The iron rule is to calculate, not hope — once the material is gone, there is no way back.

556 puzzles

Mate in 2: queen to d1 (d7)
Shuffle Rating 815
Mate in 2: rook to c8 (c7)
Shuffle Rating 832
Mate in 2: knight to g3
Shuffle Rating 1022
Mate in 2: queen to f1 (f7)
Shuffle Rating 1023
Mate in 2: queen to f8 (c5)
Shuffle Rating 1051
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to a2 (a1·10)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Winning blow: rook to e8 (e1·4)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Winning blow: bishop to e2 (f3)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Winning blow: knight to e4 (g5·2)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Winning blow: knight to f5 (e3·12)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g7 (f6·2)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Winning blow: rook to g8 (g1·6)
Shuffle Rating 1060
Discovered attack: queen to e1
Shuffle Rating 1079
Mate in 2: bishop to a6
Shuffle Rating 1090
Mate in 2: rook to f6 (f1)
Shuffle Rating 1090
Mate in 2: deflection on g4 (g2)
Shuffle Rating 1129
Mate in 2: rook to c3
Shuffle Rating 1142
Mate in 2: rook to a8 (a1)
Shuffle Rating 1182
Winning blow: bishop to e4 (f3)
Shuffle Rating 1200
Winning blow: knight to c6 (b4·6)
Shuffle Rating 1200
Winning blow: rook to g8 (g1·8)
Shuffle Rating 1200
Winning blow: queen to c8 (c1·2)
Shuffle Rating 1200
Winning blow: king to b2 (c1·19)
Shuffle Rating 1200
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to h5 (e2·7)
Shuffle Rating 1200

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