Winning blow: rook to g4
c9-14881Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
18. Rxg4 hxg4 19. exd4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to g4 keeps the pressure (+3.2).
- Spot on — pawn to d4 (+3.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead hxg4, then exd4 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #114.
SP-114 · RampartGuard — King on the wing (b/g) with both knights on inner files.
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