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Chess960 puzzles: Skewer

A line attack forces the valuable piece to move, exposing the one behind it.

A skewer is a pin turned inside out: the valuable piece stands in front and something cheaper hides behind it. The big piece must step aside, and you collect the one that was sheltering in its shadow. Scan for the enemy king or queen sharing a file, rank or diagonal with another enemy piece. The deadliest version comes with check — the king moves, the rook behind it dies.

515 puzzles

Skewer: rook to h8
Shuffle Rating 614 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to a3
Shuffle Rating 652 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to b1
Shuffle Rating 655 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to g4
Shuffle Rating 666 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to a5
Shuffle Rating 666 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to h1
Shuffle Rating 740 · Skewer
Skewer: bishop to g5
Shuffle Rating 767 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to d2
Shuffle Rating 776 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to b2
Shuffle Rating 794 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to g7
Shuffle Rating 816 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to c8
Shuffle Rating 819 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to c8 (g8)
Shuffle Rating 820 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to d1
Shuffle Rating 833 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to a7
Shuffle Rating 836 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to a3 (a4)
Shuffle Rating 838 · Skewer
Skewer: queen to h8
Shuffle Rating 842 · Hanging piece
Skewer: rook to g1
Shuffle Rating 843 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to d1 (e1)
Shuffle Rating 862 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to b8
Shuffle Rating 865 · Deflection
Skewer: rook to d8
Shuffle Rating 866 · Deflection
Skewer: rook to e8
Shuffle Rating 871 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to h5
Shuffle Rating 873 · Skewer
Skewer: bishop to d7
Shuffle Rating 874 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to d8 (h8)
Shuffle Rating 900 · Skewer

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