Winning blow: queen to d7 (d4)
c9-15137naming 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
31. Qxd7 Rxb2+ 32. Kxb2
Why it works
- Great move! queen to d7 keeps the pressure (+6.9).
- Well found: king to b2 (+7.5).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxb2+, then Kxb2 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #853.
SP-853 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
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