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Chess960 puzzles: Trapped piece

The attacked piece has no safe square — it is caught.

Trapping a piece means the attacked piece has no safe square left — it simply perishes. Do not chase it around; build a cage instead: cut off the escape squares with pawns and pieces first, and attack last. The typical victim has wandered deep into your camp or is stuck at the edge of the board, where its mobility is tiny. And always check the way home for your own raiders — or the trapped piece will be yours.

226 puzzles

Winning blow: pawn to f6 (g5·3)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: queen to b7 (b5)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c5 (b4·32)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4 (d3·33)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b7 (h1·9)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c6 (h1·8)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g3 (h2·27)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b5 (c4·30)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: rook to d1 (a1)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: pawn to b5 (a4·2)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: pawn to d4 (c3·4)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b7 (h1·10)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: bishop to g2 (h1)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: bishop to d5 (b3)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: king to d1 (c1·2)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to f6 (g5·2)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: knight to d5 (c3·4)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: bishop to h2
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: rook to f7 (g7)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b6 (g1·7)
Shuffle Rating 920
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to a1 (b1·3)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: bishop to a4 (c2)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: queen to b8 (h2)
Shuffle Rating 920
Winning blow: pawn to d5 (e4·12)
Shuffle Rating 920

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