Winning blow: pawn to e4 (d3·6)
c9-16563naming 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
24. dxe4 cxb4 25. cxb4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e4 keeps the pressure (+2.5).
- Spot on — pawn to b4 (+2.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead cxb4, then cxb4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #502.
SP-502 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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