Winning blow: queen to c4 (b3·3)
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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
22. Qxc4 Bxe5 23. Qg8+ Ke7 24. Rxe5+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to c4 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Spot on — queen to g8 (#4).
- Strong! rook to e5 is the sharp choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Bxe5, then Rxe5+ and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #610.
SP-610 · 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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