Winning blow: knight to f4 (e2·2)
c9-27936naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
31. Nxf4 Bc6 32. Rxg7 Nxe5 33. Rxg8 Rxg8 34. Rxb4
Why it works
- Great move! knight to f4 keeps the pressure (+2.3).
- Spot on — rook to g7 (+2.2).
- Stunning! rook to g8 gives up material but you stand better (+2.5).
- Great move! rook to b4 keeps the pressure (+2.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bc6, then Rxg7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #598.
SP-598 · 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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