Winning blow: rook to a1 (b1·2)
c9-09293naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 970Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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
24. Ra1 Ng6 25. Qg3 b6 26. Kf1
Why it works
- Great move! rook to a1 keeps the pressure (+3.4).
- queen to g3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: king to f1.
- You reach a winning position (+3.4).
- If instead Ng6, then Qg3 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #358.
SP-358 · 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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