Winning blow: rook to f1 (e1)
c9-13291naming 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
16. Rxf1 bxa5 17. bxa5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f1 keeps the pressure (+1.8).
- Spot on — pawn to a5 (+2.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead bxa5, then bxa5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #364.
SP-364 · 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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