Winning blow: rook to a7 (a4·2)
c9-13592naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 2060Theme: 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
34. Ra7 Bg8 35. Qxg8+ Kd6 36. Qf7
Why it works
- Sensible development: rook to a7.
- Spot on — queen to g8 (#3).
- A natural move: queen to f7.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Be8, then Qxe8+ and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #477.
SP-477 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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