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.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 1: queen to h2 (d6·2)

Shuffle Rating 789

Mate in 1: queen to h2 (c7·2)

Shuffle Rating 790

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h5·2)

Shuffle Rating 791

Mate in 2: queen to e8 (e2)

Shuffle Rating 792

Fork: knight to c3

Shuffle Rating 792

Discovered attack: bishop to f7

Shuffle Rating 792

Mate in 1: queen to g7 (g3·2)

Shuffle Rating 793

Mate in 1: queen to g7 (b2)

Shuffle Rating 793

Skewer: rook to b2

Shuffle Rating 794

Mate in 1: rook to h8 (h7)

Shuffle Rating 794

Discovered attack: knight to f6

Shuffle Rating 795

Fork: knight to e2 (f4·2)

Shuffle Rating 795

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (c7)

Shuffle Rating 797

Fork: knight to d2 (e4)

Shuffle Rating 797

Mate in 1: rook to h4 (b4)

Shuffle Rating 797

Fork: queen to g4

Shuffle Rating 797

Back-rank mate in 2 on b1 (b8)

Shuffle Rating 798

Mate in 1: rook to f8 (f7)

Shuffle Rating 798

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3·10)

Shuffle Rating 798

Mate in 2: rook to f1 (f5)

Shuffle Rating 800

Mate in 2: queen to c8

Shuffle Rating 800

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (d3·11)

Shuffle Rating 800

Mate in 1: rook to h7 (d7)

Shuffle Rating 801

Fork: knight to d5 (c3)

Shuffle Rating 802