Winning blow: queen to d4
c9-02140Shuffle 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
10. Qxd4 a5 11. b5 Nd6 12. Qh4
Why it works
- Great move! queen to d4 keeps the pressure (+3.1).
- pawn to b5 develops smoothly.
- Precise: queen to h4 is the top choice (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nd6, then Qh4 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #868.
SP-868 · 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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