Winning blow: rook to h7 (h1·14)
c9-15365naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1870Theme: 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
28. Rhxh7 e2+ 29. Kxe2 d3+ 30. Kd1
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h7 keeps the pressure (#5).
- Spot on — king to e2 (#4).
- A natural move: king to d1.
- You win decisive material (+15.0).
- If instead e2+, then Kxe2 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #142.
SP-142 · 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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