Winning blow: queen to b3 (c3)
c9-12802naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1150Theme: 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
19. Qxb3 Qxb3 20. axb3
Why it works
- Great move! queen to b3 keeps the pressure (+3.3).
- Well found: pawn to b3 (+3.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxb3, then axb3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #340.
SP-340 · 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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