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 3: pawn to h5 (h7)

Shuffle Rating 2172

Rescue the bishop to g7

Shuffle Rating 2175

Mate in 3: queen to h2 (c7)

Shuffle Rating 2175

Win the hanging queen on d8 (a5)

Shuffle Rating 2176

Rescue the knight to e4

Shuffle Rating 2176

Rescue the queen to e4

Shuffle Rating 2176

Discovered attack: rook to h8

Shuffle Rating 2177

Fork: queen to c4 (g4·2)

Shuffle Rating 2177

Fork: knight to c6 (e5·5)

Shuffle Rating 2177

Mate in 2: rook to e1 (e8·8)

Shuffle Rating 2177

Mate in 2: king to g3 (f3)

Shuffle Rating 2178

Fork: knight to f8 (g6)

Shuffle Rating 2179

Fork: knight to g3 (e4)

Shuffle Rating 2179

Mate in 3: queen to g7 (h8·3)

Shuffle Rating 2181

Fork: knight to c5 (d7·3)

Shuffle Rating 2181

Mate in 2: queen to a5 (a7)

Shuffle Rating 2182

Rescue the pawn to f2

Shuffle Rating 2183

Mate in 2: knight to b4 (c6·2)

Shuffle Rating 2184

Skewer: pawn to h3

Shuffle Rating 2185

Fork: knight to f7 (e5·2)

Shuffle Rating 2185

Fork: queen to h1 (h2)

Shuffle Rating 2189

Discovered attack: rook to c4

Shuffle Rating 2189

Deflection: queen to a2

Shuffle Rating 2189

Deflection: rook to d1 (e1·2)

Shuffle Rating 2190