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Winning blow: king to h2 (g1·15)

Shuffle Rating 970Theme: 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

24. Kh2 Qf4+ 25. Rxf4 Ne5 26. Qd8+

Why it works

  • Sensible development: king to h2.
  • Well found: rook to f4 (#4).
  • Precise: queen to d8 is the top choice (#4).
  • You win a piece — the queen.
  • If instead Qg1+, then Kxg1 and you win the queen.

About this position

These pieces come from starting position #422.

SP-422 · RampartGuard — A b- or g-file king and two knights on inner files (b–g).

Explore position #422

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