Winning blow: rook to h8 (f8·3)
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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
23. Rxh8 Qe7 24. Rh7+ Kg8 25. Rxe7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h8 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Spot on — rook to h7 (#4).
- Precise: rook to e7 is the top choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bg6, then Rxd8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #40.
SP-40 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
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