Winning blow: rook to b3
c9-05730Shuffle 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
18. Rxb3 Bc4 19. Na5 Bxb3 20. Nxb3
Why it works
- Great move! rook to b3 keeps the pressure (+3.6).
- knight to a5 develops smoothly.
- Strong! knight to b3 is the sharp choice (+3.6).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bc4, then Na5 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #491.
SP-491 · 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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