Winning blow: knight to e5 (f3·16)
c9-22959naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1480Theme: 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
16. Ne5 Qe6 17. Rxf8 Rxf8 18. Qxf8+
Why it works
- Great move! knight to e5 keeps the pressure (+4.7).
- Well found: rook to f8 (+5.0).
- Strong! queen to f8 is the sharp choice (+5.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qe6, then Rxf8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #299.
SP-299 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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