Winning blow: queen to f7 (c7)
c9-15808naming 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
33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Bxd8
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f7 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- Well found: bishop to d8 (+5.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kxf7, then Bxd8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #238.
SP-238 · 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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