Winning blow: king to d3
c9-01572Shuffle 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
17. Kxd3 Nb4+ 18. Ke2 Nxa2 19. Rxd7+
Why it works
- Great move! king to d3 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- king to e2 develops smoothly.
- Precise: rook to d7 is the top choice (+5.9).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nb4+, then Bxb4 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #674.
SP-674 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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