Winning blow: rook to c8 (c1·11)
c9-20779naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1280Theme: 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
29. Rc8+ Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Kh7 31. Rh8+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to c8 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Spot on — rook to d8 (#3).
- Precise: rook to h8 is the top choice (#2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rd8, then Rxd8+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #145.
SP-145 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
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