Winning blow: knight to e5 (d3·4)
c9-10497naming 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
24. Ne5+ Kb7 25. Nxf7
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e5 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Well found: knight to f7 (+5.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kb7, then Nxf7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #838.
SP-838 · 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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