Winning blow: pawn to c5 (d4·3)
c9-07969naming 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. dxc5 d4 14. Nb1 h6 15. h5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to c5 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- knight to b1 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to h5.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead g5, then hxg5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #458.
SP-458 · 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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