Winning blow: knight to e5 (f3·2)
c9-09340naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
15. Nxe5 Bxe2+ 16. Kxe2
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e5 keeps the pressure (+1.5).
- Well found: king to e2 (+1.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxe2+, then Kxe2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #556.
SP-556 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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