Winning blow: queen to d6 (d7)
c9-20682naming 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
27. Qxd6 cxd6 28. Rxe4
Why it works
- Great move! queen to d6 keeps the pressure (+3.4).
- Well found: rook to e4 (+3.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead cxd6, then Rxe4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #643.
SP-643 · ThroneGuard — A central king (d or e) and two knights tucked onto inner files: the family that holds the standard array, SP-518.
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