Winning blow: queen to c4 (b4)
c9-20700naming 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
29. Qc4+ Nf7 30. Qxc8
Why it works
- Great move! queen to c4 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- Well found: queen to c8 (+5.9).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Nf7, then Qxc8 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #562.
SP-562 · 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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