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.Mate: a forcing sequence that ends the game — the king has no escape.Mate in 4: a forced checkmate in four moves — every reply is covered.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

Discovered attack: knight to e6

Shuffle Rating 1151

Pin: knight to f3 (h4)

Shuffle Rating 1151

Mate in 3: queen to a5

Shuffle Rating 1152

Fork: knight to b5

Shuffle Rating 1152

Mate in 2: queen to d2 (a5)

Shuffle Rating 1153

Fork: knight to e3 (c4·2)

Shuffle Rating 1153

Mate in 2: queen to e5 (g5)

Shuffle Rating 1153

Fork: knight to c4 (e5)

Shuffle Rating 1153

Discovered attack: knight to e4 (c3)

Shuffle Rating 1153

Mate in 2: rook to f1 (d1·2)

Shuffle Rating 1154

Mate in 1: queen to g2 (c6·10)

Shuffle Rating 1154

Mate in 1: queen to a1 (e5·2)

Shuffle Rating 1154

Pin: knight to f3 (d2)

Shuffle Rating 1155

Skewer: rook to h8 (h1)

Shuffle Rating 1156

Mate in 3: queen to f2 (f6)

Shuffle Rating 1156

Mate in 2: fork on a4

Shuffle Rating 1156

Skewer: rook to h3

Shuffle Rating 1156

Fork: knight to g6 (f4)

Shuffle Rating 1157

Mate in 1: queen to g7 (a1·3)

Shuffle Rating 1157

Mate in 2: pawn to b3

Shuffle Rating 1159

Mate in 1: queen to g3 (e1)

Shuffle Rating 1159

Fork: queen to e6 (g4)

Shuffle Rating 1160

Mate in 2: pawn to f4

Shuffle Rating 1161

Back-rank mate in 3 on e8

Shuffle Rating 1161