Winning blow: knight to e6 (c5·19)
c9-13574naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1390Theme: 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
21. Ne6 Rg6 22. Nxc7+ Kf8 23. Rxf7+ Bxf7 24. Nxa8
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e6 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Well found: knight to c7 (+5.2).
- Precise: rook to f7 is the top choice (+5.2).
- Great move! knight to a8 keeps the pressure (+5.3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rg6, then Nxc7+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #399.
SP-399 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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