Winning blow: knight to e8 (f6)
c9-09816naming 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
30. Nxe8 Kxb7 31. gxf4
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e8 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- Well found: pawn to f4 (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kxb7, then gxf4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #922.
SP-922 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
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