Winning blow: knight to e5 (f3·4)
c9-17461naming 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
26. Nxe5+ fxe5 27. fxe3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e5 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
- Well found: pawn to e3 (+5.0).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead fxe5, then fxe3 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #688.
SP-688 · 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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