Winning blow: queen to f5 (c2·3)
c9-11118naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
12. Qf5+ Ne6 13. Qxh5
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f5 keeps the pressure (+5.5).
- Well found: queen to h5 (+5.5).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Ne6, then Qxh5 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #46.
SP-46 · 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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