Winning blow: queen to d7 (d4·5)
c9-20721naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1470Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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
24. Qd7 Qc8 25. Qxc8 Bd5 26. Re5
Why it works
- Great move! queen to d7 keeps the pressure (+20.9).
- Well found: queen to c8 (#12).
- Strong! rook to e5 is the sharp choice (#6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qc8, then Qxc8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #399.
SP-399 · 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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