Winning blow: knight to b5 (c3·21)
c9-25269naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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
14. Nb5 Qxe6 15. Qxe6
Why it works
- Great move! knight to b5 keeps the pressure (+7.7).
- Well found: queen to e6 (+8.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxe6, then Qxe6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #242.
SP-242 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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