Winning blow: rook to a8 (a7·2)
c9-20195naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1060Theme: 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
25. Rxa8+ Qf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. hxg5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to a8 keeps the pressure (+7.8).
- Well found: rook to f8 (+8.1).
- Strong! pawn to g5 is the sharp choice (+8.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qf8, then Rxf8+ and you win the queen.
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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