Winning blow: pawn to d4 (e3)
c9-02672naming tag (square·N)Shuffle 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
8. exd4 Bxd5 9. c4 Bf7 10. h4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d4 keeps the pressure (+6.7).
- pawn to c4 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to h4.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxd5, then c4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #70.
SP-70 · 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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