Winning blow: queen to c4 (a2)
c9-15105naming 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
11. Qxc4 c6 12. Qxf7
Why it works
- Great move! queen to c4 keeps the pressure (+3.0).
- Spot on — queen to f7 (+2.9).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead c6, then Qxf7 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #298.
SP-298 · 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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