Winning blow: king to d2 (e2·2)
c9-17045naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1110Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
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
20. Kd2 Kf8 21. Rxa8
Why it works
- Great move! king to d2 keeps the pressure (+8.5).
- Spot on — rook to a8 (+7.0).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kf8, then Rxa8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #598.
SP-598 · 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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