Winning blow: queen to h8 (c3)
c9-15782naming 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. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qxd8
Why it works
- Great move! queen to h8 keeps the pressure (+7.0).
- Well found: queen to d8 (+7.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kf7, then Qxd8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #310.
SP-310 · 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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