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

Back-rank mate in 2 on e8 (e4)

Shuffle Rating 894

Mate in 2: queen to d8 (g5)

Shuffle Rating 894

Mate in 2: rook to f1 (f3)

Shuffle Rating 894

Mate in 1: queen to a1 (f6)

Shuffle Rating 894

Mate in 2: rook to e8 (e2)

Shuffle Rating 895

Mate in 1: queen to h2 (f4·3)

Shuffle Rating 896

Discovered attack: knight to e4

Shuffle Rating 896

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h4·6)

Shuffle Rating 896

Mate in 2: pawn to b4

Shuffle Rating 897

Fork: knight to e7 (f5·4)

Shuffle Rating 897

Mate in 2: rook to c8 (c1)

Shuffle Rating 897

Fork: knight to f4 (g6)

Shuffle Rating 898

Mate in 1: rook to g8 (b8)

Shuffle Rating 898

Mate in 2: rook to d1 (d8·3)

Shuffle Rating 898

Mate in 2: rook to h6 (e6)

Shuffle Rating 899

Mate in 2: discovered attack on f6

Shuffle Rating 899

Mate in 1: queen to h2 (h3)

Shuffle Rating 899

Discovered attack: knight to f4

Shuffle Rating 899

Mate in 2: rook to e8 (e1)

Shuffle Rating 899

Mate in 2: fork on h4

Shuffle Rating 899

Fork: knight to f3 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 900

Mate in 2: queen to g5

Shuffle Rating 900

Mate in 2: fork on b8

Shuffle Rating 900

Mate in 1: rook to e8 (e1·8)

Shuffle Rating 900