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

Deflection: pawn to b2

Shuffle Rating 1385

Deflection: bishop to d4

Shuffle Rating 1385

Discovered attack: pawn to e4

Shuffle Rating 1386

Mate in 2: knight to f5 (d4·2)

Shuffle Rating 1386

Pin: bishop to g4

Shuffle Rating 1386

Deflection: rook to d5

Shuffle Rating 1386

Fork: pawn to c4

Shuffle Rating 1387

Mate in 3: rook to f3

Shuffle Rating 1388

Trap the bishop on d3

Shuffle Rating 1388

Mate in 1: queen to f5 (b5)

Shuffle Rating 1388

Winning blow: queen to b5 (d3·3)

Shuffle Rating 1390

Attack on the uncastled king: pawn to f3 (f2·5)

Shuffle Rating 1390

Winning blow: queen to b4 (d2·3)

Shuffle Rating 1390

Winning blow: bishop to h5 (d1·4)

Shuffle Rating 1390

Winning blow: knight to e4 (g3·5)

Shuffle Rating 1390

Attack on the uncastled king: rook to a6 (a3·2)

Shuffle Rating 1390

Winning blow: king to b2 (c1·26)

Shuffle Rating 1390

Winning blow: pawn to a6 (a5)

Shuffle Rating 1390

Winning blow: knight to f2 (d3·4)

Shuffle Rating 1390

Winning blow: queen to c8 (a6·2)

Shuffle Rating 1390

Winning blow: rook to a3 (a1·2)

Shuffle Rating 1390

Winning blow: king to c1 (b1·20)

Shuffle Rating 1390

Winning blow: king to a1 (b1·23)

Shuffle Rating 1390

Winning blow: bishop to e2 (f1·3)

Shuffle Rating 1390