Winning blow: king to e2 (d1·2)
c9-12005naming 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
29. Kxe2 exd4 30. Rxf5
Why it works
- Great move! king to e2 keeps the pressure (+2.0).
- Spot on — rook to f5 (+2.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead exd4, then Rxf5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #659.
SP-659 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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