Winning blow: queen to a8 (a7·2)
c9-13106naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeSkewer
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
30. Qa8+ Kc7 31. Qxf8
Why it works
- Great move! queen to a8 keeps the pressure (+7.5).
- Well found: queen to f8 (+7.5).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kc7, then Qxf8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #568.
SP-568 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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