Winning blow: pawn to a4 (b3·2)
c9-21162naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1870Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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
33. bxa4 d5 34. Nxe5 Kh6 35. f6
Why it works
- Best move. pawn to a4 is exactly what the engine plays (#6).
- Spot on — knight to e5 (#5).
- A natural move: pawn to f6.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead d6, then Bxd6 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #853.
SP-853 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
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