Winning blow: rook to g7 (c7)
c9-19669naming 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
30. Rxg7 Nxc1 31. Kxc1
Why it works
- Great move! rook to g7 keeps the pressure (+5.7).
- Well found: king to c1 (+5.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nxc1, then Kxc1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #903.
SP-903 · RampartGuard — King pushed to the b- or g-file, knights off the edges — 144 positions here.
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