Winning blow: queen to c8 (d7)
c9-18149naming 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
22. Qxc8+ Kg7 23. Qxc7+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to c8 keeps the pressure (+2.9).
- Spot on — queen to c7 (+2.7).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kg7, then Qxc7+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #880.
SP-880 · 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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