Winning blow: rook to g1 (f1·9)
c9-12357naming 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
23. Rg1 a6 24. Rxd5 Ba7 25. Bc1
Why it works
- Sensible development: rook to g1.
- Spot on — rook to d5 (#2).
- A natural move: bishop to c1.
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Ne3, then Bxe3 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #244.
SP-244 · 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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