Winning blow: queen to d5 (d7)
c9-02621naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 780Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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
16. Qxd5+ Kh7 17. Qxe4 Rf5 18. Qxe7
Why it works
- Great move! queen to d5 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- Spot on — queen to e4 (+3.9).
- Precise: queen to e7 is the top choice (+4.0).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kh7, then Qxe4 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #466.
SP-466 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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