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Winning blow: knight to g6 (e5)

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Puzzle rating: 1080Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
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White to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.

White to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Qxg7 Rh4 14. Qxg6

Why it works

  • Great move! knight to g6 keeps the pressure (+6.5).
  • Spot on — queen to g7 (+6.5).
  • Precise: queen to g6 is the top choice (+6.5).
  • You win a piece — the queen.
  • If instead hxg6, then Qxg7 and you win the queen.

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