Winning blow: pawn to e5 (f4·6)
c9-05313naming 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
13. fxe5 g5 14. Nc3 Re6 15. d4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e5 keeps the pressure (+4.5).
- knight to c3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to d4.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead g5, then d4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #206.
SP-206 · 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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