Winning blow: pawn to d5 (c4·5)
c9-13166naming 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
13. cxd5 f5 14. Bxh6
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d5 keeps the pressure (+2.6).
- Spot on — bishop to h6 (+2.4).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead f5, then Bxh6 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #599.
SP-599 · 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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