Winning blow: queen to f8 (g7·6)
c9-27638naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1430Theme: 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. Qxf8+ Kd7 31. Rh8 Rc2 32. Qe8+ Kc7 33. Qxe7+
Why it works
- Great move! queen to f8 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- Well found: rook to h8 (+5.6).
- Strong! queen to e8 is the sharp choice (+6.2).
- Great move! queen to e7 keeps the pressure (+6.5).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kd7, then Rh8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #784.
SP-784 · 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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