Winning blow: pawn to d7
c9-00113Shuffle 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. cxd7+ Kxd7 15. Qxb7+ Kd8 16. Rc1
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d7 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Spot on — queen to b7 (#3).
- A natural move: rook to c1.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kb8, then Qxd6+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #622.
SP-622 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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