Winning blow: knight to b6 (d7·2)
c9-18356naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
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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
20. Nxb6 exd3 21. Nxc8
Why it works
- Great move! knight to b6 keeps the pressure (+6.6).
- Well found: knight to c8 (+7.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead exd3, then Nxc8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #334.
SP-334 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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