Winning blow: rook to d5 (d1)
c9-02444naming tag (square·N)Shuffle 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
16. Rxd5 Rxd5 17. Qa7 Ng6 18. g3
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d5 keeps the pressure (+7.7).
- Well found: queen to a7 (+7.7).
- Precise: pawn to g3 is the top choice (+7.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxd5, then Qa7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #646.
SP-646 · 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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