Winning blow: knight to c7
c9-01164Puzzle 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. Nxc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 Rxa8 15. Qc1
Why it works
- Great move! knight to c7 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- Well found: knight to a8 (+6.1).
- A natural move: queen to c1.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kd8, then Nxa8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #198.
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