Winning blow: rook to c4 (f4)
c9-09306naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
31. Rxc4 Rxa5 32. bxa5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to c4 keeps the pressure (+4.1).
- Well found: pawn to a5 (+4.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxa5, then bxa5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #835.
SP-835 · BastionGuard — The king starts one file off-centre, on c or f, with neither knight in a corner.
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