Winning blow: rook to g1 (g3·3)
c9-16241naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: 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
8. Rg1 Qxg1+ 9. Nxg1
Why it works
- Great move! rook to g1 keeps the pressure (+3.8).
- Spot on — knight to g1 (+4.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxg1+, then Nxg1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #677.
SP-677 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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