Winning blow: pawn to d6 (c5·7)
c9-13059naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
23. cxd6 Nxd6 24. Kf1 e5 25. Bd5 Rd8 26. Bxh6
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d6 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- Spot on — king to f1 (+3.2).
- Precise: bishop to d5 is the top choice (+2.9).
- Best move. bishop to h6 is exactly what the engine plays (+1.3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nxd6, then Kf1 and you win the rook.
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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