Winning blow: queen to g6 (d3·3)
c9-16812naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1870Theme: 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. Qg6+ Kd8 32. Rxf8+ Kc7 33. Qe8
Why it works
- Best move. queen to g6 is exactly what the engine plays (#3).
- Spot on — rook to f8 (#2).
- A natural move: queen to e8.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kd8, then Rxf8+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #272.
SP-272 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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