Winning blow: rook to g6 (g3·3)
c9-13515naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
29. Rxg6 Bxf1 30. Rxf1 cxd4 31. Nd3 Bf8 32. Rxf5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to g6 keeps the pressure (+3.4).
- Spot on — rook to f1 (+3.1).
- A natural move: knight to d3.
- Best move. rook to f5 is exactly what the engine plays (+3.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxf1, then Rxf1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #358.
SP-358 · 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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