Winning blow: rook to f3 (f1·6)
c9-12452naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1010Theme: 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
18. Rxf3 Qg5 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Rg3
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f3 keeps the pressure (+4.6).
- Spot on — knight to e7 (+4.4).
- A natural move: rook to g3.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Qg5, then Nxf8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #790.
SP-790 · 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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