Winning blow: queen to b8 (d6·4)
c9-25009naming 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
30. Qb8+ Ke7 31. Qxh8
Why it works
- Great move! queen to b8 keeps the pressure (+6.8).
- Well found: queen to h8 (+8.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ke7, then Qxh8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #273.
SP-273 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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