Winning blow: pawn to f6
c9-05019Shuffle 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
12. gxf6 Nf5 13. Nd3 Qf7 14. Ne5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to f6 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- knight to d3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: knight to e5.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nf5, then Nd3 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #467.
SP-467 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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