Winning blow: knight to d7 (c5·8)
c9-21260naming 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
17. Nd7+ Kg8 18. Nxb8
Why it works
- Great move! knight to d7 keeps the pressure (+5.2).
- Well found: knight to b8 (+5.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kg8, then Nxb8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #310.
SP-310 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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