Winning blow: knight to e8 (d6·4)
c9-18632naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1280Theme: 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
34. Nxe8+ Kd8 35. Qxc6 Ke7 36. Qd7+
Why it works
- Best move. knight to e8 is exactly what the engine plays (#4).
- Spot on — queen to c6 (#3).
- Precise: queen to d7 is the top choice (#2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kd8, then Bh4+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #298.
SP-298 · 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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