Winning blow: rook to h8 (g8)
c9-15007naming tag (square·N)Shuffle 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
31. Rxh8 Rc8 32. Bxd8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h8 keeps the pressure (+5.9).
- Well found: bishop to d8 (+6.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rc8, then Bxd8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #939.
SP-939 · RampartGuard — King pushed to the b- or g-file, knights off the edges — 144 positions here.
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