Winning blow: knight to f4 (d5)
c9-22955naming 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
32. Nf4+ Qxf4+ 33. Qxf4
Why it works
- Great move! knight to f4 keeps the pressure (+7.5).
- Well found: queen to f4 (+7.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxf4+, then Qxf4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #375.
SP-375 · ThroneScout — Centre-file king, rim knight: 204 of the 960 positions share this pattern.
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