Winning blow: queen to e1 (e4)
c9-22106naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: 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
34. Qe1 Bc3 35. Qxc3
Why it works
- Sensible development: queen to e1.
- Well found: queen to c3 (#3).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Bc3, then Qxc3 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #458.
SP-458 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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