Winning blow: rook to f5 (e5·2)
c9-17986naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1790Theme: 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
31. Rf5+ Kg7 32. Qd4+ Kh6 33. Qxb6+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f5 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- Well found: queen to d4 (+4.1).
- Strong! queen to b6 is the sharp choice (+4.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kg7, then Qd4+ and you stay on top.
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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