Winning blow: queen to e6 (e1)
c9-19013naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1010Theme: 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
21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Qf7
Why it works
- Great move! queen to e6 keeps the pressure (+5.2).
- Well found: rook to d6 (+5.4).
- A natural move: queen to f7.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kh8, then Rxd6 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #148.
SP-148 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
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