Winning blow: queen to g5 (h6·3)
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TypeWinning blow
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
29. Qg5+ Kf8 30. Bc4 Be6 31. Bxe6
Why it works
- Great move! queen to g5 keeps the pressure (#3).
- bishop to c4 develops smoothly.
- Precise: bishop to e6 is the top choice (#1).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kf8, then Qf6+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #646.
SP-646 · 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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