Winning blow: rook to f7 (f1·25)
c9-11578naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 2060Theme: 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
25. Rf7 Re8 26. Bxe7+ Rxe7 27. Rf8+
Why it works
- Sensible development: rook to f7.
- Spot on — bishop to e7 (#4).
- Precise: rook to f8 is the top choice (#4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Re8, then Bxe7+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #142.
SP-142 · 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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