Winning blow: queen to f7 (d5·3)
c9-22066naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1250Theme: 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
24. Qf7 c6 25. Qxf8+ Kc7 26. Qxg7
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f7 keeps the pressure (+4.7).
- Well found: queen to f8 (+4.7).
- Precise: queen to g7 is the top choice (+4.7).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead c6, then Qxf8+ and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #334.
SP-334 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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