Winning blow: rook to d1 (f1·2)
c9-05869naming tag (square·N)Shuffle 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
16. Rxd1 Qa4 17. Qd4 Qd7 18. f4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d1 keeps the pressure (+2.3).
- queen to d4 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to f4.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qa4, then Qd4 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #868.
SP-868 · 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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