Winning blow: rook to f8 (e8)
c9-09347naming 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
34. Rf8+ Kg6 35. Rg8+ Rg7 36. Be8+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f8 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Spot on — rook to g8 (#3).
- Precise: bishop to e8 is the top choice (#2).
- You win decisive material (+15.0).
- If instead Kg6, then Rg8+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #166.
SP-166 · 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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