Winning blow: rook to g1 (f1·7)
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TypeWinning blow
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. Rg1+ Ng6 35. Rxg6+ Kf8 36. Qg7+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to g1 keeps the pressure (#8).
- Well found: rook to g6 (#7).
- Strong! queen to g7 is the sharp choice (#6).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Ng6, then Rxg6+ and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #467.
SP-467 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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