Winning blow: pawn to e6 (d5·6)
c9-06989naming 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
10. dxe6 Ba6 11. Bd3 Nhg6 12. Nh5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e6 keeps the pressure (+2.9).
- bishop to d3 develops smoothly.
- Precise: knight to h5 is the top choice (+2.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nhg6, then Nce2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #352.
SP-352 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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