Winning blow: pawn to e5 (d4·14)
c9-18189naming 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
19. dxe5 axb4 20. axb4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e5 keeps the pressure (+2.8).
- Spot on — pawn to b4 (+2.8).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead axb4, then axb4 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #83.
SP-83 · 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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