Winning blow: knight to c3
c9-06153Shuffle 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
11. Nxc3 Qxc3 12. Rb3 Qc5 13. O-O
Why it works
- Great move! knight to c3 keeps the pressure (+8.0).
- Spot on — rook to b3 (+7.9).
- Precise: king to g1 is the top choice (+7.9).
- You win decisive material (+7.9).
- If instead Qf5, then O-O and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #491.
SP-491 · 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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