Winning blow: queen to e6 (h3)
c9-05232naming 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
14. Qxe6+ Rf7 15. Kd1 Qxh2 16. Re1
Why it works
- Great move! queen to e6 keeps the pressure (+4.1).
- Spot on — king to d1 (+3.9).
- A natural move: rook to e1.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rf7, then Rgg3 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #340.
SP-340 · 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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