Winning blow: queen to b8 (a8·3)
c9-24932naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1420Theme: 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
40. Qxb8+ Kh7 41. Bxf7
Why it works
- Great move! queen to b8 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Well found: bishop to f7 (#3).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kh7, then Bxf7 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #268.
SP-268 · 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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