Winning blow: rook to h2 (g2)
c9-13249naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 970Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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
24. Rh2 Ba4+ 25. Kb2 Rd8 26. Bc2
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h2 keeps the pressure (+2.9).
- Spot on — king to b2 (+2.6).
- A natural move: bishop to c2.
- You reach a winning position (+2.9).
- If instead g5, then hxg5 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #280.
SP-280 · 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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