Winning blow: rook to b8
c9-00024Shuffle Rating 780Theme: 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
7. Rxb8 Qc7 8. Qb3 Ne4 9. Rxa8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to b8 keeps the pressure (+6.1).
- queen to b3 develops smoothly.
- Precise: rook to a8 is the top choice (+6.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ne4, then Rxa8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #611.
SP-611 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
Explore position #611Provenance
Mined from the project's engine self-play games.
Verified by Stockfish at depth 20+.
Solution forcedness confirmed (verified).
Pack 001 · SP-611
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