Winning blow: queen to f3 (c3)
c9-06835naming 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
11. Qxf3 Nh4 12. Qe2 Ng6 13. Ng3
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f3 keeps the pressure (+1.8).
- queen to e2 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: knight to g3.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Nh4, then Qe2 and you win the bishop.
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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