Winning blow: rook to d6 (d1·17)
c9-20028naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1280Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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
31. Rxd6 b6 32. fxg6 Kc7 33. Rd3
Why it works
- Best move. rook to d6 is exactly what the engine plays (#3).
- Spot on — pawn to g6 (#4).
- A natural move: rook to d3.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead b6, then Qg5 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #76.
SP-76 · 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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