Winning blow: pawn to c6 (d5·3)
c9-21593naming 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
21. dxc6+ Kc7 22. Rxd8
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to c6 keeps the pressure (+4.1).
- Well found: rook to d8 (+4.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kc7, then Rxd8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #895.
SP-895 · BastionGuard — The king starts one file off-centre, on c or f, with neither knight in a corner.
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