Winning blow: rook to f7 (e7)
c9-10372naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1010Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
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
37. Rf7+ Ke8 38. Rxd2 hxg4 39. Rh7
Why it works
- Best move. rook to f7 is exactly what the engine plays (#4).
- Spot on — rook to d2 (#3).
- A natural move: rook to h7.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ke8, then Rxd2 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #790.
SP-790 · 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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