Winning blow: knight to a8 (c7)
c9-03308Puzzle rating: 1089Theme: 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
8. Nxa8 Rxa8 9. Be2 Bb7 10. d3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to a8 keeps the pressure (+4.4).
- bishop to e2 develops smoothly.
- Precise: pawn to d3 is the top choice (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxa8, then c4 and you win the queen.
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