Winning blow: rook to f6 (f7)
c9-13747naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1870Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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
38. Rxf6 Qg2+ 39. Kxg2 Rd2+ 40. Kg3
Why it works
- Best move. rook to f6 is exactly what the engine plays (#4).
- Spot on — king to g2 (#3).
- A natural move: king to g3.
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qg2+, then Kxg2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #352.
SP-352 · 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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