Winning blow: rook to f7 (h7·4)
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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
38. Rxf7 Qxf7 39. Qxf7 c5 40. Qe8+
Why it works
- Best move. rook to f7 is exactly what the engine plays (#4).
- Spot on — queen to f7 (#3).
- Precise: queen to e8 is the top choice (#4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxf7, then Qxf7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #75.
SP-75 · ThroneScout — Centre-file king, rim knight: 204 of the 960 positions share this pattern.
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