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Winning blow: queen to f7 (d5·3)

Shuffle Rating 1250Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation

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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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