Winning blow: rook to d7 (d8·7)
c9-13748naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 2100Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeWinning blow
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. Rd7+ Kf8 17. Rxf3+ Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3+
Why it works
- Best move. rook to d7 is exactly what the engine plays (#4).
- Spot on — rook to f3 (#3).
- Precise: queen to f3 is the top choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kf8, then Rxf3+ and you win the rook.
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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