Winning blow: rook to h4 (h1)
c9-06769naming 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
13. Rxh4 Rxh4 14. Qxh4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h4 keeps the pressure (+3.8).
- Well found: queen to h4 (+3.6).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxh4, then Qxh4 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #530.
SP-530 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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