Winning blow: rook to c7 (c1·12)
c9-20683naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeClearance
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
13. Rxc7 Bxb3 14. axb3 g6 15. Rxd7 gxf5 16. Rxb7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to c7 keeps the pressure (+2.7).
- Spot on — pawn to b3 (+2.6).
- Precise: rook to d7 is the top choice (+2.5).
- Best move. rook to b7 is exactly what the engine plays (+2.4).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Bxb3, then axb3 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #508.
SP-508 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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