Winning blow: queen to d5 (b3·4)
c9-25402naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1650Theme: 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
26. Qxd5 Nxd5 27. Bxb6
Why it works
- Great move! queen to d5 keeps the pressure (+4.8).
- Well found: bishop to b6 (+4.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nxd5, then Bxb6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #674.
SP-674 · 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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