Winning blow: rook to h7 (h8)
c9-18862naming 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
23. Rh7+ Kg8 24. Rxe7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h7 keeps the pressure (+2.1).
- Spot on — rook to e7 (+2.6).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kg8, then Rxe7 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #164.
SP-164 · BastionScout — The king starts one file off-centre, on c or f, and a knight begins in a corner.
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