Winning blow: queen to d8 (e8·2)
c9-13774naming 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
27. Qxd8+ Kb7 28. Be4+ Ka6 29. Qc8+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to d8 keeps the pressure (#6).
- Spot on — bishop to e4 (#5).
- Precise: queen to c8 is the top choice (#5).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kb7, then Be4+ and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #376.
SP-376 · 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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