Winning blow: rook to f8 (f5·2)
c9-12868naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1280Theme: 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
25. Rxf8 Bd4 26. Rxg8+ Kxg8 27. Nf3
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f8 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- Spot on — rook to g8 (+4.4).
- A natural move: knight to f3.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bd4, then Rxg8+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #40.
SP-40 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
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