Winning blow: queen to g5 (c1·4)
c9-16984naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 970Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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
29. Qg5 Kh8 30. Bxh7 Bc6 31. Rf7
Why it works
- Sensible development: queen to g5.
- Spot on — bishop to h7 (#3).
- A natural move: rook to f7.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kh8, then Bxh7 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #442.
SP-442 · RampartGuard — Both knights begin on inner files while the king sits on the wing (b/g); mirror twins stay together in this family.
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