Winning blow: queen to g8 (h7·6)
c9-17318naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1150Theme: 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
13. Qxg8+ Kxg8 14. Bxf4
Why it works
- Great move! queen to g8 keeps the pressure (+2.8).
- Well found: bishop to f4 (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kxg8, then Bxf4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #195.
SP-195 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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