Winning blow: pawn to d5 (c4·7)
c9-18302naming 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
30. cxd5 Qxd5 31. Nxc7
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d5 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- Well found: knight to c7 (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qxd5, then Nxc7 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #483.
SP-483 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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