Winning blow: rook to g1 (h1·7)
c9-17975naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1390Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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
16. Rg1 h5 17. Be2 Nc7 18. Ne3 d4 19. Nxg2
Why it works
- Great move! rook to g1 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- bishop to e2 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: knight to e3.
- Best move. knight to g2 is exactly what the engine plays (+4.6).
- You reach a winning position (+4.6).
- If instead h5, then Be2 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #214.
SP-214 · 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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