Winning blow: rook to c5 (c1·6)
c9-14208naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1010Theme: 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
27. Rxc5 Qe1+ 28. Rxe1 bxc5 29. Bxb7+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to c5 keeps the pressure (#5).
- Well found: rook to e1 (#3).
- Precise: bishop to b7 is the top choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxc7, then Rxc7+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #238.
SP-238 · 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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