Winning blow: rook to c5 (c1·12)
c9-07374naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1510Theme: 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
14. Rxc5 Bxe6 15. Rxc8+ Kf7 16. fxe6+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to c5 keeps the pressure (#11).
- Well found: rook to c8 (#8).
- Precise: pawn to e6 is the top choice (#8).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bxe6, then Rxc8+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #376.
SP-376 · 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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