Winning blow: rook to d4 (d1·9)
c9-12183naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1280Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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
21. Rxd4 Qb6 22. Ne2 Nd6 23. Qc5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d4 keeps the pressure (+3.5).
- knight to e2 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: queen to c5.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead c5, then Rdd1 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #323.
SP-323 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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