Winning blow: rook to d7 (d3·4)
c9-17730naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1150Theme: 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
19. Rd7+ Ke8 20. Qxf5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d7 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Well found: queen to f5 (#3).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Ke8, then Qxf5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #272.
SP-272 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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