Winning blow: pawn to g3 (h2)
c9-01513naming tag (square·N)Shuffle 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
13. hxg3 Rg8 14. g4 Bxg4 15. Bg2
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g3 keeps the pressure (+2.5).
- pawn to g4 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: bishop to g2.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rg8, then g4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #471.
SP-471 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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