Winning blow: pawn to e7 (f6·3)
c9-20204naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1060Theme: 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
30. fxe7 Ne6 31. e8=Q Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e7 keeps the pressure (+6.6).
- Well found: pawn to e8 (+7.8).
- Strong! rook to d1 is the sharp choice (+8.6).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ne6, then e8=Q and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #790.
SP-790 · 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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