Winning blow: queen to e5 (e3·4)
c9-27201naming 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
27. Qxe5+ Qd6 28. Qxd6+ Rxd6 29. bxc4 Rdxe6 30. dxe6
Why it works
- Great move! queen to e5 keeps the pressure (+3.1).
- Spot on — queen to d6 (+3.2).
- Precise: pawn to c4 is the top choice (+3.1).
- Great move! pawn to e6 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qd6, then Qxd6+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #545.
SP-545 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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