Winning blow: pawn to g5 (h4·5)
c9-14755naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
32. hxg5 Qxe2+ 33. Kxe2
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g5 keeps the pressure (+3.1).
- Well found: king to e2 (+3.3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxe2+, then Kxe2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #479.
SP-479 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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