Winning blow: rook to d1 (b1)
c9-07149naming tag (square·N)Shuffle 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
15. Rxd1 Ne7 16. Kf1 b5 17. Rd7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d1 keeps the pressure (+6.5).
- Spot on — king to f1 (+6.4).
- A natural move: rook to d7.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead a4, then Rd8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #784.
SP-784 · 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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