Winning blow: rook to d8 (d4·3)
c9-14209naming 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
23. Rd8+ Kb7 24. c6+ Kb6 25. Rb8+
Why it works
- Best move. rook to d8 is exactly what the engine plays (#4).
- Spot on — pawn to c6 (#3).
- Precise: rook to b8 is the top choice (#2).
- You win decisive material (+15.0).
- If instead Kb7, then Nxa6 and you stay on top.
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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