Winning blow: knight to a5 (c6·3)
c9-14462Puzzle rating: 1060Theme: 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
27. Na5+ Kb8 28. Nxc4 Rxg3 29. hxg3
Why it works
- Great move! knight to a5 keeps the pressure (+4.6).
- Well found: knight to c4 (+5.0).
- Strong! pawn to g3 is the sharp choice (+4.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kb8, then Nxc4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #803.
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