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

Deflection: rook to d4 (d6)

Shuffle Rating 2436

Fork: queen to e3 (g3·2)

Shuffle Rating 2440

Mate in 2: queen to g2 (g3)

Shuffle Rating 2446

Win the hanging king on c7

Shuffle Rating 2449

Mate in 3: fork on e4

Shuffle Rating 2451

Rescue the queen to g5

Shuffle Rating 2454

Mate in 3: queen to h6 (g6·4)

Shuffle Rating 2455

Pin: rook to d5 (d4)

Shuffle Rating 2459

Trap the queen on c7

Shuffle Rating 2461

Rescue the queen to d4

Shuffle Rating 2462

Win the hanging king on h7 (g8·3)

Shuffle Rating 2473

Fork: queen to h5 (d1)

Shuffle Rating 2476

Mate in 3: queen to f6 (f3·4)

Shuffle Rating 2477

Rescue the pawn to e3

Shuffle Rating 2486

Win the hanging bishop on f8

Shuffle Rating 2487

Discovered attack: knight to h6 (f5·3)

Shuffle Rating 2490

Pin: queen to a1 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 2491

Fork: king to g7

Shuffle Rating 2492

Win the hanging king on f2

Shuffle Rating 2493

Rescue the rook to d1

Shuffle Rating 2496

Trap the queen on c3

Shuffle Rating 2496

Skewer: queen to f2

Shuffle Rating 2506

Discovered attack: bishop to c3

Shuffle Rating 2507

Win the hanging queen on d3

Shuffle Rating 2510