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: rook to e8 (e1·14)

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Discovered attack: rook to b8

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Mate in 2: rook to c1 (d1)

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Trap the knight on b7

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Mate in 3: fork on f1 (f8)

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Fork: rook to f3 (f8)

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Mate in 3: rook to d8 (d1·10)

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Deflection: queen to h4

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Mate in 2: queen to f2 (f6·3)

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Mate in 2: pawn to g4 (g2·4)

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Trap the king on d7

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Rescue the rook to d5

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Fork: pawn to g5

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Discovered attack: pawn to e3

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Rescue the king to f1

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Win the hanging rook on f1

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Mate in 2: queen to d3 (e3)

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Fork: queen to e3 (f3)

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Mate in 2: pin on e3 (c5)

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Pin: rook to b8

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Pin: rook to e6

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Skewer: rook to e8 (f8)

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Mate in 2: fork on f1

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Mate in 2: queen to a2 (c4)

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