Winning blow: pawn to d7 (e6·7)
c9-21498naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1420Theme: 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. exd7+ Rxd5 29. Qxe7
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to d7 keeps the pressure (+11.8).
- Well found: queen to e7 (#15).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxd5, then Qxe7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #172.
SP-172 · 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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