Winning blow: rook to f4 (f1·9)
c9-06097naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1290Theme: 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. Rxf4 Bxf4 17. Nd4+ Kc7 18. Nxb5+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f4 keeps the pressure (+5.4).
- Well found: knight to d4 (+5.9).
- Strong! knight to b5 is the sharp choice (+5.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxf4, then Nd4+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #604.
SP-604 · 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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