Winning blow: rook to c1 (f1·6)
c9-09952naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 2060Theme: 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
29. Rc1 Nf8 30. Rd8+ Kb7 31. Rxf8
Why it works
- Sensible development: rook to c1.
- Spot on — rook to d8 (#3).
- Precise: rook to f8 is the top choice (#2).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Ne7, then Rxe7 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #652.
SP-652 · 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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