Winning blow: pawn to d7 (e6)
c9-14314naming 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
26. exd7+ Kxd7 27. Bxc2
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d7 keeps the pressure (+2.6).
- Spot on — bishop to c2 (+2.6).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kxd7, then Bxc2 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #299.
SP-299 · 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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