Winning blow: pawn to f6 (g5·3)
c9-05575naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
16. gxf6 bxc5 17. cxb5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to f6 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- Spot on — pawn to b5 (+4.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead bxc5, then cxb5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #730.
SP-730 · RampartGuard — Both knights begin on inner files while the king sits on the wing (b/g); mirror twins stay together in this family.
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