Winning blow: pawn to g5 (h4·12)
c9-13742naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1870Theme: 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
36. hxg5 Rxd2+ 37. Kf3 Rd3+ 38. Ke4
Why it works
- Great move! pawn to g5 keeps the pressure (#7).
- king to f3 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: king to e4.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Ra6, then gxh6+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #190.
SP-190 · 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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