Winning blow: rook to h8 (h1·6)
c9-11507naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
29. Rh8+ Ka7 30. Rxa8+ Kxa8 31. e7 Ka7 32. e8=Q
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h8 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- Well found: rook to a8 (+6.5).
- Strong! pawn to e7 is the sharp choice (+6.7).
- Sensible development: pawn to e8.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ka7, then Rxa8+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #886.
SP-886 · 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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