Winning blow: rook to g7 (e7·4)
c9-15602naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1470Theme: 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. Rg7 Rxd2+ 32. Nxd2 Bg3 33. Nf3
Why it works
- Great move! rook to g7 keeps the pressure (#3).
- Spot on — knight to d2 (#2).
- A natural move: knight to f3.
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bg3, then Nxg3+ and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #268.
SP-268 · 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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