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Winning blow: pawn to e7 (d6·2)

Shuffle Rating 920Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.

White to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

33. dxe7 Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1

Why it works

  • Great move! pawn to e7 keeps the pressure (+5.3).
  • Well found: queen to d1 (+5.4).
  • You win a piece — the queen.
  • If instead Rxd1+, then Qxd1 and you win the queen.

About this position

These pieces come from starting position #435.

SP-435 · BastionGuard — King shifted to c or f, knights kept clear of the edges — 168 positions in all.

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