Winning blow: rook to c7 (f7·3)
c9-13136naming 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
31. Rxc7+ Ka6 32. Bxc6 b5 33. cxb5+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to c7 keeps the pressure (#5).
- Well found: bishop to c6 (#4).
- Precise: pawn to b5 is the top choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Ka6, then Bxc6 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #832.
SP-832 · 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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