Winning blow: rook to b7 (b1·14)
c9-11826naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 2060Theme: 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
33. Rbb7 Rc6 34. Rxg7 Kf8 35. Rh7
Why it works
- Sensible development: rook to b7.
- Spot on — rook to g7 (#4).
- A natural move: rook to h7.
- You win decisive material (+15.0).
- If instead Re6, then Rxg7 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #586.
SP-586 · 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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