Winning blow: knight to f7 (e5·2)
c9-14639naming 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
32. Nf7+ Kd7 33. Nxh8
Why it works
- Great move! knight to f7 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- Well found: knight to h8 (+3.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kd7, then Nxh8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #679.
SP-679 · ThroneGuard — A central king (d or e) and two knights tucked onto inner files: the family that holds the standard array, SP-518.
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