Winning blow: pawn to b4 (b2·7)
c9-22993naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: 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
37. b4 b6 38. bxc5
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to b4 keeps the pressure (+4.5).
- Well found: pawn to c5 (+4.9).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead b6, then bxc5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #715.
SP-715 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
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