Winning blow: rook to h3 (b3)
c9-18470naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1250Theme: 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. Rh3 Bd5 28. Rxd5 Ke7 29. Rxf5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h3 keeps the pressure (+2.6).
- Well found: rook to d5 (+2.8).
- Precise: rook to f5 is the top choice (+3.0).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Bd5, then Rxd5 and you win the bishop.
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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