Winning blow: knight to d7 (f6·3)
c9-15447naming 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
25. Nd7+ Kh7 26. Nxb8
Why it works
- Great move! knight to d7 keeps the pressure (+5.2).
- Spot on — knight to b8 (+5.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kh7, then Nxb8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #194.
SP-194 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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