Winning blow: knight to e8 (g7)
c9-08449naming 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. Nxe8 Qb4+ 14. Qc3 Qf8 15. Qa3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e8 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- Spot on — queen to c3 (+4.0).
- A natural move: queen to a3.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qb4+, then Qd2 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #316.
SP-316 · 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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