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

Attack on the uncastled king: knight to e6 (f4·4)

Shuffle Rating 850

Attack on the uncastled king: queen to f7 (b3·3)

Shuffle Rating 850

Mate in 2: queen to h2 (d6)

Shuffle Rating 851

Mate in 1: queen to b7 (b1)

Shuffle Rating 852

Mate in 1: queen to g2 (f2·2)

Shuffle Rating 852

Mate in 1: bishop to e6 (f7)

Shuffle Rating 852

Mate in 1: queen to h2 (c7·3)

Shuffle Rating 853

Mate in 1: knight to f7 (h6·2)

Shuffle Rating 854

Fork: knight to e2 (c3·3)

Shuffle Rating 855

Back-rank mate in 2 on e2 (f4·2)

Shuffle Rating 855

Back-rank mate in 2 on d8 (d7)

Shuffle Rating 856

Fork: knight to e6 (f4)

Shuffle Rating 857

Fork: bishop to d4

Shuffle Rating 857

Mate in 2: rook to d8 (d1·2)

Shuffle Rating 857

Mate in 1: bishop to h6

Shuffle Rating 857

Fork: knight to d6

Shuffle Rating 858

Mate in 2: pawn to g6

Shuffle Rating 859

Mate in 2: queen to h7 (c2)

Shuffle Rating 859

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h5·3)

Shuffle Rating 859

Back-rank mate in 2 on b1 (a1)

Shuffle Rating 860

Mate in 2: queen to e1 (b4)

Shuffle Rating 860

Mate in 2: rook to h8 (h7)

Shuffle Rating 860

Fork: knight to f6 (d5)

Shuffle Rating 860

Mate in 1: queen to g8 (b8)

Shuffle Rating 860