Winning blow: queen to f3 (e3·3)
c9-25452naming 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
19. Qxf3 Nxg2 20. Kh1 e6 21. Ng3 Ke7 22. Kxg2
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f3 keeps the pressure (+2.1).
- Well found: king to h1 (+1.4).
- Strong! knight to g3 is the sharp choice (+2.2).
- Best move. king to g2 is exactly what the engine plays (+2.1).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Nxg2, then Kh1 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #598.
SP-598 · 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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