Winning blow: queen to h8 (b8·3)
c9-19200naming 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
33. Qxh8 Kf7 34. Qh7+ Kf8 35. Bg6
Why it works
- Best move. queen to h8 is exactly what the engine plays (#3).
- Spot on — queen to h7 (#2).
- A natural move: bishop to g6.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kf7, then Qh7+ and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #867.
SP-867 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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