Chess960 puzzles

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All themes Mate 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.

30096 puzzles

Winning blow: queen to c5 (c4·4)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Attack on the uncastled king: queen to b5 (b2)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to b7 (b3·7)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Winning blow: queen to c6 (b5·11)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Winning blow: queen to f5 (c8·3)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Winning blow: rook to f7 (f1·18)

Shuffle Rating 1790

Mate in 1: discovered attack on d2

Shuffle Rating 1790

Discovered attack: pawn to e6

Shuffle Rating 1794

Pin: rook to d7

Shuffle Rating 1795

Discovered attack: bishop to d5 (f3)

Shuffle Rating 1796

Win the hanging king on e5

Shuffle Rating 1796

Mate in 2: discovered attack on h6

Shuffle Rating 1798

Fork: pawn to f5 (f7·2)

Shuffle Rating 1798

Mate in 1: double attack on c4

Shuffle Rating 1798

Deflection: pawn to h2

Shuffle Rating 1800

Pin: rook to c8 (d8)

Shuffle Rating 1800

Trap the pawn on c5

Shuffle Rating 1801

Pin: rook to g4

Shuffle Rating 1801

Win the hanging queen on d1 (h5)

Shuffle Rating 1802

Mate in 2: rook to h3 (d3·2)

Shuffle Rating 1802

Mate in 2: queen to h7 (f5·5)

Shuffle Rating 1802

Mate in 3: bishop to e6 (c4·3)

Shuffle Rating 1802

Mate in 2: bishop to f3 (g4)

Shuffle Rating 1802

Deflection: rook to c8

Shuffle Rating 1803