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

Fork: knight to c6 (d4)

Shuffle Rating 2092

Mate in 3: queen to f3 (f5)

Shuffle Rating 2092

Pin: rook to f7 (f1)

Shuffle Rating 2093

Mate in 3: queen to h7 (h5·3)

Shuffle Rating 2094

Win the hanging rook on c1

Shuffle Rating 2095

Rescue the king to e7

Shuffle Rating 2095

Fork: queen to b4 (b2)

Shuffle Rating 2096

Fork: knight to c6 (e5·3)

Shuffle Rating 2097

Mate in 3: queen to g6 (h6·6)

Shuffle Rating 2097

Pin: pawn to h7

Shuffle Rating 2097

Mate in 2: queen to c7 (g3·3)

Shuffle Rating 2098

Mate in 2: bishop to c7 (a5·2)

Shuffle Rating 2098

Pin: knight to c3

Shuffle Rating 2099

Winning blow: bishop to h7 (b1·6)

Shuffle Rating 2100

Winning blow: rook to a7 (a1·12)

Shuffle Rating 2100

Winning blow: rook to c6 (c1·14)

Shuffle Rating 2100

Winning blow: queen to f6 (g5·5)

Shuffle Rating 2100

Winning blow: knight to d6 (e4·23)

Shuffle Rating 2100

Winning blow: bishop to d5 (e6·5)

Shuffle Rating 2100

Winning blow: knight to f5 (e3·26)

Shuffle Rating 2100

Winning blow: bishop to h6 (c1·3)

Shuffle Rating 2100

Winning blow: rook to e8 (e3·6)

Shuffle Rating 2100

Winning blow: queen to c7 (g3·5)

Shuffle Rating 2100

Winning blow: rook to c6 (c1·15)

Shuffle Rating 2100