Winning blow: pawn to g3 (h2·5)
c9-08738naming 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. hxg3 Qb6 14. Bxd5 Ra6 15. Qg2
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g3 keeps the pressure (+3.3).
- Spot on — bishop to d5 (+3.5).
- Precise: queen to g2 is the top choice (+3.3).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Qb6, then Bxd5 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #598.
SP-598 · 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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