Winning blow: queen to a7
c9-03107Shuffle 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
6. Qxa7+ Kd6 7. Nb3 Ne6 8. Ne3
Why it works
- Great move! queen to a7 keeps the pressure (+5.4).
- knight to b3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: knight to e3.
- You win decisive material (+5.8).
- If instead Kd8, then c4 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #280.
SP-280 · 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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