Winning blow: knight to f5 (d4·3)
c9-19539naming 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
13. Nxf5+ Kd7 14. Nxg7
Why it works
- Great move! knight to f5 keeps the pressure (+5.0).
- Spot on — knight to g7 (+5.2).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kd7, then Nxg7 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #615.
SP-615 · 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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