Winning blow: queen to h7 (d3·4)
c9-13731naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1280Theme: 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
22. Qxh7+ Rg7 23. Qxg7+ Kd6 24. Rc6+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to h7 keeps the pressure (#6).
- Well found: queen to g7 (#5).
- Precise: rook to c6 is the top choice (#4).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rg7, then Qxg7+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #243.
SP-243 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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