Winning blow: rook to f5 (f1·5)
c9-17358naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
26. Rxf5 Nxc3 27. Bxc3
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f5 keeps the pressure (+2.5).
- Well found: bishop to c3 (+2.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nxc3, then Bxc3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #154.
SP-154 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
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