Winning blow: pawn to e7 (d6·11)
c9-23158naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1560Theme: 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
28. dxe7+ Rxe7 29. Rxc4 Rxb2 30. Qxg6
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to e7 keeps the pressure (+5.3).
- Spot on — rook to c4 (+5.5).
- Precise: queen to g6 is the top choice (+5.8).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Rxe7, then Rxc4 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #334.
SP-334 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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