Winning blow: pawn to g3 (h2·9)
c9-20218naming 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
17. hxg3 Nh6 18. Bxe8
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g3 keeps the pressure (+2.6).
- A brilliant blow: bishop to e8, and you stand better (+2.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nh6, then Bxe8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #83.
SP-83 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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