Winning blow: knight to e6 (d4·6)
c9-12487naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1060Theme: 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
35. Nxe6+ Kg8 36. Qxh3 Rxh3 37. Rxh3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e6 keeps the pressure (+3.0).
- Spot on — queen to h3 (+2.3).
- Precise: rook to h3 is the top choice (+2.3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kg8, then Qxh3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #369.
SP-369 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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