Winning blow: rook to b7 (b1·8)
c9-14362naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1280Theme: 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
30. Rxb7 e5 31. Nf5 e4 32. Nxe7
Why it works
- Best move. rook to b7 is exactly what the engine plays (#5).
- knight to f5 develops smoothly.
- Precise: knight to e7 is the top choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Re8, then Nxe6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #203.
SP-203 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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