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: queen to d6 (c7)

Shuffle Rating 2514

Win the hanging queen on e3 (c3)

Shuffle Rating 2521

Mate in 3: deflection on d1

Shuffle Rating 2530

Rescue the king to h3

Shuffle Rating 2537

Win the hanging king on c2

Shuffle Rating 2547

Rescue the rook to d5 (d1)

Shuffle Rating 2553

Fork: knight to f2 (d3)

Shuffle Rating 2553

Rescue the rook to d1 (d8)

Shuffle Rating 2559

Discovered attack: pawn to b3 (a4)

Shuffle Rating 2559

Rescue the rook to e3

Shuffle Rating 2560

Rescue the rook to f6

Shuffle Rating 2564

Fork: knight to c3 (e4·3)

Shuffle Rating 2567

Win the hanging queen on b8

Shuffle Rating 2567

Win the hanging queen on a8 (d5·2)

Shuffle Rating 2575

Pin: queen to h4

Shuffle Rating 2575

Win the hanging pawn on f5

Shuffle Rating 2577

Rescue the pawn to c5

Shuffle Rating 2577

Rescue the king to f4

Shuffle Rating 2578

Mate in 3: queen to g5 (e3·2)

Shuffle Rating 2580

Rescue the knight to e5 (g6)

Shuffle Rating 2583

Fork: knight to f5 (e3·3)

Shuffle Rating 2586

Fork: rook to f2 (f8)

Shuffle Rating 2589

Fork: queen to c2 (d1)

Shuffle Rating 2591

Win the hanging queen on c7

Shuffle Rating 2596