Winning blow: pawn to c5 (d4)
c9-03926naming 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
17. dxc5 Bxc3+ 18. Kf1 Nc4 19. Bxf5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to c5 keeps the pressure (+3.6).
- king to f1 develops smoothly.
- Strong! bishop to f5 is the sharp choice (+3.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxc3+, then Kf1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #610.
SP-610 · 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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