Winning blow: pawn to g7 (h6)
c9-19963naming 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
30. hxg7+ Kg8 31. gxf8=B+
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g7 keeps the pressure (+3.7).
- Spot on — pawn to f8 (+3.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kg8, then gxf8=B+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #203.
SP-203 · 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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