Winning blow: queen to e5 (d5)
c9-25119naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
24. Qxe5+ Kd7 25. Qd5+ Ke7 26. Re1+ Be4 27. Rxe4+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to e5 keeps the pressure (#8).
- Spot on — queen to d5 (#7).
- Precise: rook to e1 is the top choice (#6).
- Great move! rook to e4 keeps the pressure (#5).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kd7, then Qd5+ and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #364.
SP-364 · 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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