Winning blow: pawn to e5 (f4·2)
c9-00681naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 780Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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. fxe5 d6 14. c5 Nd7 15. exd6
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e5 keeps the pressure (+4.4).
- Spot on — pawn to c5 (+4.4).
- Precise: pawn to d6 is the top choice (+4.7).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kc7, then a3 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #172.
SP-172 · 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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