Winning blow: knight to e4 (f6)
c9-20222naming 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
9. Nxe4 Qxe4 10. Bxh8
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e4 keeps the pressure (+3.3).
- Well found: bishop to h8 (+3.4).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qxe4, then Bxh8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #545.
SP-545 · 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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