Winning blow: queen to e8 (e6·3)
c9-24005naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1290Theme: 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
35. Qxe8+ Qxe8 36. Rxe8+ Kxe8 37. Rxa1
Why it works
- Great move! queen to e8 keeps the pressure (+6.6).
- Well found: rook to e8 (+6.6).
- Strong! rook to a1 is the sharp choice (+6.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxe8, then Rxe8+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #323.
SP-323 · 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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