Winning blow: rook to c7 (c1·5)
c9-18056naming 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
23. Rxc7+ Ke8 24. Rxb7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to c7 keeps the pressure (+7.1).
- Spot on — rook to b7 (+7.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ke8, then Rxb7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #193.
SP-193 · BastionGuard — The king starts one file off-centre, on c or f, with neither knight in a corner.
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