Winning blow: queen to g7 (d7·4)
c9-19085naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1870Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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
25. Qxg7 Nf3+ 26. gxf3 Qe6 27. h4
Why it works
- Great move! queen to g7 keeps the pressure (#8).
- Spot on — pawn to f3 (#7).
- A natural move: pawn to h4.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Nf3+, then gxf3 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #322.
SP-322 · 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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