Chess960 puzzles: Skewer

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

515 puzzles

Winning blow: bishop to b7 (f3·6)

Shuffle Rating 1430

Winning blow: rook to c6 (c1·11)

Shuffle Rating 1430

Winning blow: queen to b7 (b1)

Shuffle Rating 1430

Winning blow: queen to e6 (h3·5)

Shuffle Rating 1430

Winning blow: rook to g8 (g5·5)

Shuffle Rating 1430

Mate in 3: rook to h1 (h5)

Shuffle Rating 1445

Skewer: pawn to g4

Shuffle Rating 1451

Skewer: bishop to c1

Shuffle Rating 1452

Skewer: rook to h1 (h8)

Shuffle Rating 1459

Skewer: rook to a2

Shuffle Rating 1459

Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f4 (h5)

Shuffle Rating 1480

Fork: queen to b7 (d7)

Shuffle Rating 1481

Skewer: rook to f7 (f4·2)

Shuffle Rating 1490

Skewer: queen to f1

Shuffle Rating 1497

Skewer: bishop to g3

Shuffle Rating 1509

Skewer: bishop to g5 (h4)

Shuffle Rating 1511

Fork: queen to a6

Shuffle Rating 1521

Skewer: rook to g2 (c2)

Shuffle Rating 1550

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e5 (e1·5)

Shuffle Rating 1560

Winning blow: knight to f5 (e7·6)

Shuffle Rating 1560

Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g7 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 1560

Winning blow: queen to e8 (e1·4)

Shuffle Rating 1560

Winning blow: queen to d7 (a4·3)

Shuffle Rating 1560

Winning blow: rook to f1 (e1·5)

Shuffle Rating 1560

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