Winning blow: queen to d3 (d4)
c9-21561naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1060Theme: 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
26. Qxd3 Rf8 27. Nxh5 Rxf1+ 28. Qxf1
Why it works
- Great move! queen to d3 keeps the pressure (+1.8).
- Spot on — knight to h5 (+1.9).
- Precise: queen to f1 is the top choice (+2.1).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rf8, then Nxh5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #83.
SP-83 · 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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