Winning blow: queen to e1 (h4·2)
c9-08840naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1290Theme: 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
27. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 28. Kxe1 Ba6 29. Rxc5
Why it works
- Great move! queen to e1 keeps the pressure (+3.1).
- Spot on — king to e1 (+3.3).
- Precise: rook to c5 is the top choice (+3.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxe1+, then Kxe1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #339.
SP-339 · 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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