Winning blow: pawn to d7 (e6·3)
c9-21009naming 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
14. exd7+ Kf7 15. dxc8=Q
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d7 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- Spot on — pawn to c8 (+5.9).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kf7, then dxc8=Q and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #371.
SP-371 · 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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