Chess960 puzzles: Winning blow

Find the strike that wins material by force.

A winning blow is a forced material gain that does not fit a single textbook motif. The general tactical recipe applies: spot loose pieces, an awkwardly placed king, overloaded lines. Go through the forcing moves in order of violence — checks, captures, threats — because most combinations start with one of them. Do not judge by feel: calculate the concrete line until the outcome is beyond doubt.

6184 puzzles

Fork: rook to e5

Shuffle Rating 719

Fork: bishop to c5 (e7)

Shuffle Rating 772

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f8 (f1·2)

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to b3

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to b6

Shuffle Rating 780

Winning blow: bishop to d4

Shuffle Rating 780

Winning blow: bishop to g6

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c3 (b2)

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d6

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to e7 (a3)

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c4

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d6 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to c6 (b7)

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to a6

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c4

Shuffle Rating 780

Winning blow: pawn to d5

Shuffle Rating 780

Winning blow: bishop to d3

Shuffle Rating 780

Winning blow: rook to d5

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e6

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to c6

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to g4

Shuffle Rating 780

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to d6 (c5)

Shuffle Rating 780

Winning blow: pawn to g3

Shuffle Rating 780

Tactics