Winning blow: queen to e4 (g4)
c9-17490naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1280Theme: 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
18. Qxe4 Rd8+ 19. Kc2 Nd5 20. Bxc7+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to e4 keeps the pressure (+8.4).
- Well found: king to c2 (+8.5).
- Precise: bishop to c7 is the top choice (+9.7).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Rd8+, then Kc2 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #280.
SP-280 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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