Winning blow: pawn to e5 (f4·7)
c9-05585naming 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
18. fxe5 a5 19. Rf1 a4 20. Rf3
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e5 keeps the pressure (+3.7).
- Spot on — rook to f1 (+3.7).
- A natural move: rook to f3.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead a5, then Rf1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #77.
SP-77 · ThroneScout — King in the middle of the rank, with a knight already committed to the corner.
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