Winning blow: rook to g4 (g1·8)
c9-16157naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 2100Theme: 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. Rxg4 Bxe6 32. Bxe6+ Kf8 33. Rxf4+
Why it works
- Best move. rook to g4 is exactly what the engine plays (#6).
- Spot on — bishop to e6 (#5).
- Precise: rook to f4 is the top choice (#5).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Bxe6, then Bxe6+ and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #244.
SP-244 · 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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