Winning blow: queen to h3 (c3)
c9-18304naming 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
27. Qh3+ Rf5 28. Qxf5+ e6 29. Qb7+
Why it works
- Best move. queen to h3 is exactly what the engine plays (#5).
- Well found: queen to f5 (#4).
- Precise: queen to b7 is the top choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rf5, then Qxf5+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #94.
SP-94 · 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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