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: knight to h7

Shuffle Rating 908

Mate in 1: rook to f1 (f8)

Shuffle Rating 908

Fork: knight to f6 (d7)

Shuffle Rating 908

Mate in 1: queen to h7 (h4·7)

Shuffle Rating 909

Mate in 2: queen to g4 (e6)

Shuffle Rating 910

Mate in 1: queen to g3

Shuffle Rating 910

Fork: rook to c8

Shuffle Rating 911

Skewer: rook to a5 (a6)

Shuffle Rating 911

Fork: knight to e7 (d5·2)

Shuffle Rating 912

Mate in 1: rook to h5 (f5)

Shuffle Rating 912

Mate in 1: rook to h2 (h5)

Shuffle Rating 912

Mate in 1: rook to d8 (d1·2)

Shuffle Rating 913

Mate in 1: rook to e8 (e1·9)

Shuffle Rating 913

Mate in 1: queen to g5 (b5)

Shuffle Rating 913

Discovered attack: bishop to f7 (c4·2)

Shuffle Rating 914

Fork: knight to e2 (f4·3)

Shuffle Rating 914

Skewer: bishop to f4

Shuffle Rating 914

Mate in 2: queen to h2 (h4·2)

Shuffle Rating 915

Mate in 1: knight to f7 (h6·3)

Shuffle Rating 915

Fork: rook to c7

Shuffle Rating 915

Mate in 3: fork on f7

Shuffle Rating 915

Mate in 1: queen to b2 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 916

Discovered attack: knight to f3

Shuffle Rating 916

Mate in 1: queen to e6

Shuffle Rating 916