Winning blow: knight to f5 (d4·2)
c9-13328naming 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
25. Nxf5 Bxe3 26. Nxe3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to f5 keeps the pressure (+4.0).
- Spot on — knight to e3 (+3.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxe3, then Nxe3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #917.
SP-917 · RampartScout — King on b or g with a knight already on the edge — the least common of the position families (72 in all).
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