Winning blow: rook to d6 (e6·5)
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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
19. Rd6+ Ke8 20. bxa4 Nxg2+ 21. Nxg2
Why it works
- Best move. rook to d6 is exactly what the engine plays (#4).
- Spot on — pawn to a4 (#5).
- Precise: knight to g2 is the top choice (#4).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kc8, then Ne6 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #244.
SP-244 · 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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