Winning blow: rook to d7 (d1·11)
c9-10883naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1150Theme: 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
17. Rxd7+ Bxd7 18. Qxc5+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d7 keeps the pressure (+6.5).
- Well found: queen to c5 (+6.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxd7, then Qxc5+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #695.
SP-695 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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