Winning blow: knight to d5
c9-00029Shuffle 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
14. Nxd5 Kg7 15. Raf1 c4 16. bxc4
Why it works
- Great move! knight to d5 keeps the pressure (+7.6).
- rook to f1 develops smoothly.
- Precise: pawn to c4 is the top choice (+7.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead f6, then Raf1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #515.
SP-515 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
Explore position #515Provenance
Mined from the project's engine self-play games.
Verified by Stockfish at depth 20+.
Solution forcedness confirmed (verified).
Pack 001 · SP-515
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