Winning blow: rook to f8 (f3·3)
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TypeWinning blow
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. Rf8+ Ke7 29. Rxb8 dxe5 30. Qa7+
Why it works
- Best move. rook to f8 is exactly what the engine plays (#6).
- Spot on — rook to b8 (#5).
- Precise: queen to a7 is the top choice (#4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ke7, then Rxb8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #796.
SP-796 · 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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