Winning blow: queen to f5 (g5)
c9-18859naming 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. Qxf5 cxd4 23. exd4
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f5 keeps the pressure (+2.1).
- Spot on — pawn to d4 (+2.4).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead cxd4, then exd4 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #640.
SP-640 · 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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