Winning blow: rook to d6 (d1·6)
c9-09166naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1010Theme: 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
17. Rxd6 Qa1+ 18. Kd2 Kb8 19. Rd4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d6 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- king to d2 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: rook to d4.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Qa1+, then Kd2 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #646.
SP-646 · 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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