Winning blow: king to g6
c9-21186Shuffle Rating 1110Theme: 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
28. Kg6 Rxh4 29. Nxh4
Why it works
- Great move! king to g6 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- Spot on — knight to h4 (+3.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxh4, then Nxh4 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #695.
SP-695 · 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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