Winning blow: queen to c5 (e3·4)
c9-13463naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 2010Theme: 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
30. Qc5+ Kb8 31. Qxf8+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to c5 keeps the pressure (+2.4).
- Well found: queen to f8 (+2.5).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kb8, then Qxf8+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #572.
SP-572 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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