Winning blow: knight to f7 (e5·4)
c9-20270naming 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
15. Nf7+ Ke8 16. Nxh8
Why it works
- Great move! knight to f7 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- Well found: knight to h8 (+4.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ke8, then Nxh8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #256.
SP-256 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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