Winning blow: pawn to f5 (g4·5)
c9-13058naming 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
18. gxf5 Ra6 19. Bxa4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to f5 keeps the pressure (+4.0).
- Spot on — bishop to a4 (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Ra6, then Bxa4 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #503.
SP-503 · 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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