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Winning blow: king to g2 (f1·11)

Shuffle Rating 970Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.

White to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

34. Kg2 Qxf5 35. Rhe1 Rf7 36. Qa7+

Why it works

  • Great move! king to g2 keeps the pressure (+4.0).
  • Well found: rook to e1 (+4.3).
  • Precise: queen to a7 is the top choice (+4.0).
  • You reach a winning position (+4.0).
  • If instead Qxf5, then Rhe1 and you stay on top.

About this position

These pieces come from starting position #533.

SP-533 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.

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