Winning blow: queen to d4 (b2)
c9-08343naming 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
16. Qxd4 Rad8 17. Qc3 Rfe8 18. Kf2
Why it works
- Great move! queen to d4 keeps the pressure (+2.8).
- queen to c3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: king to f2.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Ne5, then Rf4 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #604.
SP-604 · 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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