Winning blow: rook to b2
c9-03039Shuffle 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
11. Rxb2 Ng4 12. Nf3 Nxe3 13. fxe3
Why it works
- Great move! rook to b2 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- knight to f3 develops smoothly.
- Precise: pawn to e3 is the top choice (+4.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ke7, then Bxe6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #689.
SP-689 · 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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