Winning blow: rook to d8 (d6·2)
c9-11409naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 970Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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
32. Rd8 Qxd8 33. Qxd8+ Kg7 34. Qe7+
Why it works
- Sensible development: rook to d8.
- Spot on — queen to d8 (#3).
- Precise: queen to e7 is the top choice (#2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxd8, then Qxd8+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #603.
SP-603 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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