Winning blow: queen to g6
c9-00147Shuffle Rating 780Theme: 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
17. Qxg6 Nf8 18. Qe4 Bf5 19. Qe2
Why it works
- Great move! queen to g6 keeps the pressure (+3.2).
- queen to e4 develops smoothly.
- Precise: queen to e2 is the top choice (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nf8, then Qd3 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #772.
SP-772 · 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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