Winning blow: rook to b8 (b1·11)
c9-19384naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
32. Rb8+ Rc8 33. Bb6+ Ke8 34. Bxc8 Nxc8 35. Rxc8+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to b8 keeps the pressure (+5.5).
- Spot on — bishop to b6 (+5.4).
- Strong! bishop to c8 is the sharp choice (+5.6).
- Great move! rook to c8 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rc8, then Bb6+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #190.
SP-190 · 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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