Winning blow: rook to a4 (a3)
c9-18368naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
27. Rxa4+ Kb8 28. Ra8+ Kxc7 29. Rc1+ Kd6 30. Rxd8+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to a4 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- Well found: rook to a8 (+6.2).
- Strong! rook to c1 is the sharp choice (+6.3).
- Best move. rook to d8 is exactly what the engine plays (+6.2).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kb8, then Ra8+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #845.
SP-845 · RampartScout — King on b or g with a knight already on the edge — the least common of the position families (72 in all).
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