Winning blow: queen to f5 (f6)
c9-07195naming 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
13. Qxf5 Rf8 14. Qh5 a4 15. e3
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f5 keeps the pressure (+2.4).
- queen to h5 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to e3.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Rf8, then Qg4 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #531.
SP-531 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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