Winning blow: pawn to g4
c9-00026Shuffle Rating 780Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
13. hxg4 c5 14. bxc6 Ne7 15. Nbd4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g4 keeps the pressure (+5.2).
- Spot on — pawn to c6 (+5.1).
- A natural move: knight to d4.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead c5, then bxc6 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #611.
SP-611 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
Explore position #611Provenance
Mined from the project's engine self-play games.
Verified by Stockfish at depth 20+.
Solution forcedness confirmed (verified).
Pack 001 · SP-611
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