Winning blow: rook to h6 (g6)
c9-15803naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1340Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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. Rh6 Qxc2+ 29. Kxc2
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h6 keeps the pressure (#8).
- Well found: king to c2 (#7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxc2+, then Kxc2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #664.
SP-664 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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