Winning blow: rook to g2 (g3)
c9-09470naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 970Theme: 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. Rg2 Rxe7 32. Qxc8+ Rc7 33. Qe6+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to g2 keeps the pressure (+9.7).
- Spot on — queen to c8 (+9.9).
- Precise: queen to e6 is the top choice (+11.1).
- You win decisive material (+11.1).
- If instead Qxg2+, then Kxg2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #772.
SP-772 · 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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