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: bishop to d8

Shuffle Rating 1179

Mate in 1: rook to c8

Shuffle Rating 1179

Skewer: bishop to b6

Shuffle Rating 1179

Mate in 3: rook to h3

Shuffle Rating 1181

Back-rank mate in 3 on f2 (b6·4)

Shuffle Rating 1181

Fork: knight to e7 (d5·4)

Shuffle Rating 1181

Deflection: rook to h8

Shuffle Rating 1182

Back-rank mate in 3 on b1

Shuffle Rating 1182

Mate in 1: rook to a3 (a8)

Shuffle Rating 1182

Mate in 2: queen to h8 (e8)

Shuffle Rating 1182

Mate in 2: rook to a8 (a1)

Shuffle Rating 1182

Mate in 2: rook to e1 (e8·2)

Shuffle Rating 1183

Back-rank mate in 3 on f7 (a7)

Shuffle Rating 1183

Mate in 1: queen to d3

Shuffle Rating 1184

Deflection: bishop to h3

Shuffle Rating 1184

Mate in 2: queen to e1 (f2)

Shuffle Rating 1184

Back-rank mate in 2 on e2 (d4)

Shuffle Rating 1184

Fork: queen to c4

Shuffle Rating 1185

Fork: bishop to f2 (c5·2)

Shuffle Rating 1185

Skewer: queen to h5

Shuffle Rating 1185

Deflection: rook to e6

Shuffle Rating 1185

Deflection: pawn to c2

Shuffle Rating 1187

Mate in 3: fork on g7

Shuffle Rating 1187

Fork: queen to a1

Shuffle Rating 1187