Winning blow: knight to e7 (f5·4)
c9-10203naming 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
25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. Bxe7
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e7 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- Spot on — bishop to e7 (+3.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxe7, then Bxe7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #488.
SP-488 · BastionGuard — A c- or f-file king and two knights on inner files (b–g).
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