Winning blow: queen to b5 (d3)
c9-11893naming 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
23. Qxb5+ Kd8 24. fxe5
Why it works
- Great move! queen to b5 keeps the pressure (+3.1).
- Spot on — pawn to e5 (+4.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kd8, then fxe5 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #515.
SP-515 · 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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