Winning blow: pawn to d5 (c4·11)
c9-16153naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1060Theme: 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
23. cxd5 Bxc3 24. dxc6 Nxd2 25. Rxf5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d5 keeps the pressure (+4.5).
- Spot on — pawn to c6 (+4.5).
- Precise: rook to f5 is the top choice (+4.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxc3, then dxc6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #275.
SP-275 · 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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