Winning blow: knight to c5 (e4)
c9-12061naming 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
16. Nxc5 Bxf3 17. gxf3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to c5 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
- Spot on — pawn to f3 (+5.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxf3, then gxf3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #692.
SP-692 · 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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