Winning blow: pawn to e6 (d5·17)
c9-20387naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
19. dxe6 Kc8 20. Nd5 Nxe4 21. e7 Bxe7 22. Nxe7+
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e6 keeps the pressure (+4.1).
- knight to d5 develops smoothly.
- Precise: pawn to e7 is the top choice (+4.5).
- Great move! knight to e7 keeps the pressure (+4.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kc8, then Nd5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #526.
SP-526 · 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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