Winning blow: pawn to g4 (f3·4)
c9-11978naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1280Theme: 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. fxg4 Qd6 24. Rh1+ Kg5 25. Qg7
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g4 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- Spot on — rook to h1 (+5.9).
- A natural move: queen to g7.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Qd6, then Rh1+ and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #310.
SP-310 · 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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