Winning blow: pawn to d5 (c4·8)
c9-20688naming 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. cxd5 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d5 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- Spot on — bishop to c1 (+3.8).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxc1+, then Bxc1 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #467.
SP-467 · 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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