Winning blow: rook to f7 (f1·5)
c9-12893naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
13. Rxf7 Nxc5 14. Rxh7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f7 keeps the pressure (+2.3).
- Spot on — rook to h7 (+2.3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nxc5, then Rxh7 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #275.
SP-275 · 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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