Winning blow: pawn to d3
c9-00548Shuffle 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. exd3 Bxb2 14. Rc2 Bd4 15. Rc4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d3 keeps the pressure (+3.0).
- rook to c2 develops smoothly.
- Precise: rook to c4 is the top choice (+3.1).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bxb2, then Rc2 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #957.
SP-957 · RampartGuard — King pushed to the b- or g-file, knights off the edges — 144 positions here.
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