Winning blow: pawn to d7 (d6·20)
c9-19943naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 2060Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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
27. d7 Kg5 28. d8=Q h3 29. Qd6
Why it works
- Sensible development: pawn to d7.
- pawn to d8 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: queen to d6.
- You win decisive material (+15.0).
- If instead h3, then d8=Q and you win the pawn.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #46.
SP-46 · 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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