Winning blow: rook to d8 (h8)
c9-13230naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
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
15. Rxd8 Kxd8 16. Bxe4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d8 keeps the pressure (+5.2).
- Well found: bishop to e4 (+5.4).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kxd8, then Bxe4 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #82.
SP-82 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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