Winning blow: rook to b1 (c1·10)
c9-10992naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: 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
6. Rb1 Qxb1+ 7. Nxb1
Why it works
- Great move! rook to b1 keeps the pressure (+3.1).
- Well found: knight to b1 (+3.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxb1+, then Nxb1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #94.
SP-94 · 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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