Winning blow: rook to f5 (f1·6)
c9-19000naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 970Theme: 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
20. Rf5 Bd5 21. Rxd5 Ra7 22. Rc5+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f5 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Well found: rook to d5 (#3).
- Precise: rook to c5 is the top choice (#2).
- 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 #476.
SP-476 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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