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: queen to d1 (c1)

Shuffle Rating 2306

Deflection: knight to f5

Shuffle Rating 2306

Win the hanging queen on a5 (c7)

Shuffle Rating 2307

Chess960 tactic on f6 (f5)

Shuffle Rating 2310

Chess960 tactic on d7 (c8)

Shuffle Rating 2310

Chess960 tactic on c6 (e6)

Shuffle Rating 2310

Chess960 tactic on g5 (d2)

Shuffle Rating 2310

Chess960 tactic on f2 (g1·2)

Shuffle Rating 2310

Fork: rook to e4 (d4)

Shuffle Rating 2310

Rescue the king to g3

Shuffle Rating 2311

Mate in 3: rook to g5 (g7)

Shuffle Rating 2312

Pin: queen to f3 (d5)

Shuffle Rating 2313

Mate in 3: deflection on g7

Shuffle Rating 2313

Mate in 3: pin on h2

Shuffle Rating 2313

Rescue the pawn to g5

Shuffle Rating 2313

Fork: queen to d3 (g6)

Shuffle Rating 2314

Rescue the pawn to f3

Shuffle Rating 2315

Fork: knight to f6 (e4·2)

Shuffle Rating 2316

Fork: knight to d2 (c4·3)

Shuffle Rating 2316

Rescue the knight to d4

Shuffle Rating 2318

Win the hanging king on d2 (e2)

Shuffle Rating 2319

Discovered attack: queen to d4 (g7)

Shuffle Rating 2320

Fork: queen to c5 (a5·2)

Shuffle Rating 2321

Fork: bishop to e5 (d4·2)

Shuffle Rating 2326