Winning blow: pawn to e3 (e2·5)
c9-14833naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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. e3 Ne7 33. exf4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e3 keeps the pressure (+7.1).
- Spot on — pawn to f4 (+7.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ne7, then exf4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #376.
SP-376 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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