Winning blow: rook to d5 (a5·3)
c9-18774naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1340Theme: 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
34. Rd5 Qxd5 35. exd5+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d5 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Well found: pawn to d5 (+5.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxd5, then exd5+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #459.
SP-459 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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