Winning blow: knight to h6 (f5·3)
c9-09632naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeWinning exchange
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
27. Nxh6+ Rxh6 28. Bxh6
Why it works
- Great move! knight to h6 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- Well found: bishop to h6 (+4.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxh6, then Bxh6 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #598.
SP-598 · 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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