Winning blow: knight to e4 (f2·2)
c9-11315naming 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. Nxe4 Rxg3 31. Nxg3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e4 keeps the pressure (+5.0).
- Well found: knight to g3 (+5.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxg3, then Nxg3 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #530.
SP-530 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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