Winning blow: queen to a7 (a8·3)
c9-12928naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1870Theme: 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
27. Qa7+ Kc6 28. Qa8+ Kc7 29. dxe5
Why it works
- Best move. queen to a7 is exactly what the engine plays (#5).
- Spot on — queen to a8 (#6).
- Precise: pawn to e5 is the top choice (#6).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Kd8, then dxe5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #298.
SP-298 · 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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