Winning blow: queen to a7 (c7)
c9-17357naming 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
17. Qxa7 Kg8 18. Qxb6
Why it works
- Great move! queen to a7 keeps the pressure (+2.5).
- Well found: queen to b6 (+2.4).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Kg8, then Qxb6 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #154.
SP-154 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
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