Winning blow: queen to h8 (h5·3)
c9-09431naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1150Theme: 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. Qxh8+ Kxh8 17. Bxf4
Why it works
- Great move! queen to h8 keeps the pressure (+3.7).
- Well found: bishop to f4 (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kxh8, then Bxf4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #461.
SP-461 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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