Winning blow: pawn to d7 (c6·4)
c9-21110naming 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
11. cxd7+ Bxd7 12. Bxa8
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d7 keeps the pressure (+2.4).
- A brilliant blow: bishop to a8, and you stand better (+2.4).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bxd7, then Bxa8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #791.
SP-791 · 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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