Winning blow: pawn to c7 (b6·3)
c9-20648naming 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
22. bxc7+ Qxc7 23. fxe6
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to c7 keeps the pressure (+3.0).
- Spot on — pawn to e6 (+3.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qxc7, then fxe6 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #298.
SP-298 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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