Winning blow: pawn to e5 (f4·17)
c9-20254naming 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
26. fxe5+ Qxe5 27. Qb8+ Kc6 28. Qxe5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e5 keeps the pressure (+6.8).
- Well found: queen to b8 (+7.1).
- Precise: queen to e5 is the top choice (+6.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxe5, then Qb8+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #368.
SP-368 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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