Winning blow: queen to g3 (b3)
c9-18722naming 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
29. Qxg3 hxg3 30. Rxh6
Why it works
- Great move! queen to g3 keeps the pressure (+4.4).
- Spot on — rook to h6 (+4.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead hxg3, then Rxh6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #254.
SP-254 · BastionScout — The king starts one file off-centre, on c or f, and a knight begins in a corner.
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