Winning blow: rook to b1
c9-00722Shuffle Rating 780Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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
14. Rxb1 Re8 15. Ng6+ Kg8 16. Ne3
Why it works
- Great move! rook to b1 keeps the pressure (+2.4).
- Spot on — knight to g6 (+2.2).
- A natural move: knight to e3.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Re8, then Ng6+ and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #508.
SP-508 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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