Winning blow: queen to c6 (d5)
c9-19801naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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. Qxc6 Qh8 22. Qxa8+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to c6 keeps the pressure (+7.1).
- Well found: queen to a8 (+7.9).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qh8, then Qxa8+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #466.
SP-466 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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