Winning blow: rook to d1 (a1·2)
c9-18165naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 970Theme: 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
33. Rd1 Bd5 34. Rxd5 Rxf6 35. exf6
Why it works
- Sensible development: rook to d1.
- Spot on — rook to d5 (#3).
- Precise: pawn to f6 is the top choice (#2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bd5, then Rxd5 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #548.
SP-548 · 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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