Winning blow: queen to h8 (h7·4)
c9-18964naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeSkewer
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
37. Qh8+ Kf7 38. Qxa8
Why it works
- Great move! queen to h8 keeps the pressure (+6.2).
- Well found: queen to a8 (+6.5).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kf7, then Qxa8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #214.
SP-214 · 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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