Winning blow: pawn to g3
c9-00149Shuffle Rating 780Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeWinning blow
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
13. fxg3 Qa5+ 14. Kf2 Bc7 15. Rg1
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g3 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- king to f2 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: rook to g1.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxg3, then Qxc4 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #689.
SP-689 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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