Winning blow: rook to d5 (d1·6)
c9-07436naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1060Theme: 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. Rxd5 Rxd5 14. Bc4 Rd8 15. Bxe6+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d5 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- bishop to c4 develops smoothly.
- Precise: bishop to e6 is the top choice (+3.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxd5, then Bc4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #622.
SP-622 · 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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