Winning blow: queen to b7 (a6)
c9-13386naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
21. Qxb7+ Kxb7 22. Nxf5
Why it works
- Brilliant! The queen on b7 is a sacrifice that works — you stand better (+2.8).
- A brilliant blow: knight to f5, and you are winning (+3.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kxb7, then Nxf5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #868.
SP-868 · 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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