Winning blow: rook to c3 (f3)
c9-18799naming 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
33. Rc3+ Qc4 34. Rxc4+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to c3 keeps the pressure (+6.9).
- Spot on — rook to c4 (+7.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qc4, then Rxc4+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #886.
SP-886 · 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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