Winning blow: knight to d5 (c7)
c9-11469Puzzle rating: 920Theme: 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
32. Nxd5 fxg3 33. hxg3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to d5 keeps the pressure (+3.4).
- Spot on — pawn to g3 (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead fxg3, then hxg3 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #379.
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