Winning blow: rook to d6 (d3·3)
c9-11062naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 2100Theme: 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
18. Rxd6 Rxd6 19. Rxd6 Bxd6 20. Qxd6+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d6 keeps the pressure (#9).
- Well found: rook to d6 (#8).
- Strong! queen to d6 is the sharp choice (#7).
- You win decisive material (+15.0).
- If instead Bxd6, then Rxd6 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #352.
SP-352 · 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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