Chess960 puzzles: Winning tactic
Winning tactic: there is a move that gains a decisive advantage — find it.
All themesMate in 1: find the move after which the enemy king has no escape.Mate in 2: the first move creates an unstoppable threat, the second delivers mate.Mate in 3: a forced sequence that ends in checkmate.Fork: one piece attacks two targets at once — they can't both be saved.Pin: a piece can't move without exposing something more valuable behind it.Skewer: a valuable piece is forced to move, exposing the one behind it.Discovered attack: one piece steps aside, unleashing another's attack.Double attack: one move creates two threats at once.Deflection: force the defender to abandon its post.Hanging piece: your opponent left a piece undefended — take it.Back rank: the king is trapped behind its own pawns — use that.Trapped piece: an enemy piece has no safe squares — catch it.Save the piece: one of your pieces is attacked — find the best way to rescue it.Winning tactic: there is a move that gains a decisive advantage — find it.Mate: a forcing sequence that ends the game — the king has no escape.Mate in 4: a forced checkmate in four moves — every reply is covered.Castling 960: the strongest move is to castle — drag the king onto its rook.Uncastled king: the enemy king is stuck in the centre — punish it before it castles.A piece strikes across the board from its Chess960 starting square.An opening trap from this Chess960 starting position.A fork made possible by the Chess960 piece placement.Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
19590 puzzles
Winning blow: bishop to c5 (g1·4)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f3 (d1)
Attack on the uncastled king: queen to a6 (a4·2)
Winning blow: pawn to e6 (d5·11)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to b7 (a5·24)
Winning blow: bishop to c4 (e6)
Winning blow: queen to g2 (h1)
Winning blow: knight to e6 (g5·4)
Winning blow: knight to b5 (c3·5)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to d7 (e5·12)
Winning blow: bishop to e1 (h4)
Winning blow: pawn to c4 (b3·4)
Winning blow: knight to d5 (c3·6)
Winning blow: knight to f6 (e4·5)
Winning blow: queen to c6 (e6)
Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to e4 (f3·31)
Attack on the uncastled king: knight to f7 (e5·21)
Attack on the uncastled king: bishop to g8 (b3·4)
Winning blow: queen to e4 (e2·2)
Attack on the uncastled king: rook to c8 (c1·10)
Winning blow: rook to g8 (g1·4)
Winning blow: rook to f7 (g7·2)
Winning blow: pawn to g6 (f5·3)
Winning blow: rook to a4 (c4)