Winning blow: pawn to e6 (d5·13)
c9-21587naming 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
19. dxe6+ Ke7 20. Bxa8
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e6 keeps the pressure (+5.2).
- Well found: bishop to a8 (+5.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ke7, then Bxa8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #685.
SP-685 · BastionGuard — The king starts one file off-centre, on c or f, with neither knight in a corner.
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