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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 f6 (a1·16)
Shuffle Rating 1930 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: rook to c8 (h8·5)
Shuffle Rating 1930 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: rook to d8 (d1·32)
Shuffle Rating 1930 · Chess960 specifics
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e5·6)
Shuffle Rating 1930 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: queen to b7 (a7·8)
Shuffle Rating 1930 · Chess960 specifics
Winning blow: rook to c8 (c4·2)
Shuffle Rating 1930 · Chess960 specifics
Skewer: bishop to b4
Shuffle Rating 1942 · Skewer
Fork: rook to f6
Shuffle Rating 1946 · Fork
Rescue the bishop to b6
Shuffle Rating 1954 · Saving a piece
Skewer: queen to c6
Shuffle Rating 1972 · Deflection
Skewer: bishop to b8
Shuffle Rating 1975 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to a6 (a7)
Shuffle Rating 1979 · Skewer
Skewer: queen to f6
Shuffle Rating 1983 · Skewer
Skewer: knight to e5
Shuffle Rating 1986 · Deflection
Mate in 3: bishop to f7 (b3)
Shuffle Rating 1990 · Chess960 specifics
Skewer: rook to e8 (f8)
Shuffle Rating 2008 · Skewer
Pin: bishop to d4 (f2)
Shuffle Rating 2011 · Pin
Skewer: rook to b8 (b7)
Shuffle Rating 2033 · Skewer
Skewer: rook to d8 (c8)
Shuffle Rating 2085 · Skewer
Skewer: pawn to b8
Shuffle Rating 2100 · Skewer
Skewer: pawn to f3
Shuffle Rating 2116 · Skewer
Chess960 tactic on g8 (h8)
Shuffle Rating 2120 · Chess960 specifics
Skewer: rook to g4 (g7)
Shuffle Rating 2145 · Skewer
Skewer: king to f3
Shuffle Rating 2148 · Skewer

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