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

Mate in 2: pin on g6 (g8)

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Mate in 3: double attack on b6

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Mate in 1: bishop to c7

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Mate in 2: queen to d5 (g2·2)

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Discovered attack: queen to c8 (c6)

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Mate in 2: queen to f4 (d4)

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Rescue the knight to e5 (f3)

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Mate in 1: queen to c1 (f1)

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Rescue the queen to f6

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Pin: rook to h7

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Fork: knight to e8 (f6·2)

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Mate in 2: double attack on h6

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Mate in 3: rook to g2 (g8)

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Mate in 2: queen to h7 (c2·8)

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Fork: queen to b3 (c2)

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Fork: rook to f2 (d2)

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Mate in 1: pin on h7 (h2)

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Deflection: queen to d6 (f8)

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Mate in 3: queen to c2 (c5)

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Win the hanging queen on d1 (a4)

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Mate in 2: knight to e1

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Rescue the queen to c2

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Mate in 1: knight to e5

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Rescue the pawn to h5

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