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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 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: rook to c6 (c1·11)
Shuffle Rating 1430 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to b7 (b1)
Shuffle Rating 1430 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to e6 (h3·5)
Shuffle Rating 1430 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: rook to g8 (g5·5)
Shuffle Rating 1430 · Chess960 specifics
Mate in 3: rook to h1 (h5)
Shuffle Rating 1445 · Mate in 3
Skewer: pawn to g4
Shuffle Rating 1451 · Deflection
Skewer: bishop to c1
Shuffle Rating 1452 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to h1 (h8)
Shuffle Rating 1459 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to a2
Shuffle Rating 1459 · Skewer
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f4 (h5)
Shuffle Rating 1480 · Chess960 specifics
Fork: queen to b7 (d7)
Shuffle Rating 1481 · Deflection
Skewer: rook to f7 (f4·2)
Shuffle Rating 1490 · Skewer
Skewer: queen to f1
Shuffle Rating 1497 · Skewer
Skewer: bishop to g3
Shuffle Rating 1509 · Skewer
Skewer: bishop to g5 (h4)
Shuffle Rating 1511 · Deflection
Fork: queen to a6
Shuffle Rating 1521 · Fork
Skewer: rook to g2 (c2)
Shuffle Rating 1550 · Skewer
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e5 (e1·5)
Shuffle Rating 1560 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: knight to f5 (e7·6)
Shuffle Rating 1560 · Chess960 specifics
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to g7 (e5)
Shuffle Rating 1560 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to e8 (e1·4)
Shuffle Rating 1560 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to d7 (a4·3)
Shuffle Rating 1560 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: rook to f1 (e1·5)
Shuffle Rating 1560 · Chess960 specifics

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