Winning blow: rook to d5 (f5·2)
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TypeWinning blow
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
34. Rd5+ Kc7 35. Bxa5+ Qb6 36. Qd8+
Why it works
- Best move. rook to d5 is exactly what the engine plays (#5).
- Well found: bishop to a5 (#4).
- Precise: queen to d8 is the top choice (#3).
- You win decisive material (+15.0).
- If instead Kc7, then Bxa5+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #376.
SP-376 · 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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