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

Winning blow: queen to e7 (e4·5)

Shuffle Rating 2380

Fork: queen to e1 (e7)

Shuffle Rating 2382

Pin: pawn to h6 (h5)

Shuffle Rating 2392

Fork: queen to d5 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 2392

Rescue the king to d8 (e7)

Shuffle Rating 2397

Win the hanging pawn on h3

Shuffle Rating 2398

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to f4 (h4)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Winning blow: queen to b8 (b5·2)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e4 (c3·22)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on h4 (g3)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on b7 (f3)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on d5 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on a7 (e3·2)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Attack on the uncastled king: queen to d5 (h1·7)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on e1

Shuffle Rating 2400

Winning blow: knight to d4 (c2·4)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on h7 (g7)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on e6 (d4·2)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on f5 (c2)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on b7 (c6·3)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Winning blow: bishop to h7 (c2·2)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on c6 (b5·2)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on c6 (b4)

Shuffle Rating 2400

Chess960 tactic on h5 (e2·2)

Shuffle Rating 2400