Winning blow: rook to f8 (f7·6)
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TypeWinning blow
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
29. Rf8+ Ne8 30. Qc8+ Ke7 31. Qxe8+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f8 keeps the pressure (#5).
- Spot on — queen to c8 (#4).
- Precise: queen to e8 is the top choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Ne8, then Qc8+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #695.
SP-695 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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