Winning blow: knight to d5 (b6)
c9-13227naming 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
28. Nd5+ Kb8 29. Nxe7
Why it works
- Great move! knight to d5 keeps the pressure (+6.9).
- Well found: knight to e7 (+6.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kb8, then Nxe7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #532.
SP-532 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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