Winning blow: queen to f8 (f6·4)
c9-10031naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1870Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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
30. Qxf8 Rxc3 31. Qf7+ Kd6 32. Rxc3
Why it works
- Best move. queen to f8 is exactly what the engine plays (#4).
- Spot on — queen to f7 (#4).
- Precise: rook to c3 is the top choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxc3, then Rxc3 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #519.
SP-519 · 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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