Winning blow: knight to e5 (d3·3)
c9-09872naming 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
11. Ne5+ Ke8 12. Nxg6
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e5 keeps the pressure (+4.1).
- Well found: knight to g6 (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ke8, then Nxg6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #657.
SP-657 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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