Winning blow: queen to g8 (d5·3)
c9-13847naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1060Theme: 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
26. Qg8+ Kd7 27. Rxd6+ Nxd6 28. Qxa2
Why it works
- Great move! queen to g8 keeps the pressure (+4.3).
- Spot on — rook to d6 (+4.8).
- Precise: queen to a2 is the top choice (+4.5).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kd7, then Rxd6+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #549.
SP-549 · 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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