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 2: queen to a2

Shuffle Rating 820

Fork: knight to e7 (g6)

Shuffle Rating 820

Fork: bishop to g4

Shuffle Rating 821

Mate in 2: queen to d1 (h5)

Shuffle Rating 821

Mate in 1: bishop to f6 (d4)

Shuffle Rating 821

Mate in 1: queen to g2 (g5·4)

Shuffle Rating 821

Mate in 2: queen to h7 (d3·3)

Shuffle Rating 822

Fork: bishop to d5 (f3)

Shuffle Rating 822

Mate in 1: queen to g7 (d4·5)

Shuffle Rating 822

Mate in 2: rook to d1 (d8·2)

Shuffle Rating 822

Fork: rook to c3

Shuffle Rating 822

Fork: knight to e7 (f5·2)

Shuffle Rating 823

Mate in 1: queen to h2 (d6·3)

Shuffle Rating 823

Back-rank mate in 2 on e1 (h4)

Shuffle Rating 823

Mate in 2: queen to c1 (c8)

Shuffle Rating 823

Fork: bishop to e4

Shuffle Rating 823

Mate in 1: bishop to h2

Shuffle Rating 824

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (c2·6)

Shuffle Rating 824

Mate in 1: pin on d8

Shuffle Rating 825

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h6·2)

Shuffle Rating 825

Mate in 1: knight to f7 (g5·2)

Shuffle Rating 825

Mate in 2: rook to b1

Shuffle Rating 826

Back-rank mate in 1 on c8

Shuffle Rating 826

Mate in 2: rook to e8 (e3·2)

Shuffle Rating 826