Winning blow: pawn to e4 (d3·7)
c9-18703naming 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
24. dxe4 Nxc4 25. exf5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e4 keeps the pressure (+3.3).
- Spot on — pawn to f5 (+3.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nxc4, then exf5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #399.
SP-399 · 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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