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Winning blow: queen to e7 (e3·4)

Shuffle Rating 1420Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.

White to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

37. Qe7+ Kc8 38. Bxc6

Why it works

  • Great move! queen to e7 keeps the pressure (#4).
  • Well found: bishop to c6 (#3).
  • You win a piece — the queen.
  • If instead Kc8, then Bxc6 and you win the queen.

About this position

These pieces come from starting position #717.

SP-717 · RampartGuard — King pushed to the b- or g-file, knights off the edges — 144 positions here.

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