Winning blow: rook to d7 (c7·2)
c9-05745naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1150Theme: 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. Rxd7 Rxd7 17. Nxd7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d7 keeps the pressure (+3.4).
- Well found: knight to d7 (+3.4).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxd7, then Nxd7 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #561.
SP-561 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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