Winning blow: rook to f8 (f1·8)
c9-22700naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
28. Rxf8+ Kb7 29. Nbd3+ Qb5 30. Nc5+ Ka7 31. Rxb5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f8 keeps the pressure (+8.2).
- Well found: knight to d3 (+8.4).
- Precise: knight to c5 is the top choice (+8.4).
- Great move! rook to b5 keeps the pressure (+8.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kb7, then Nbd3+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #556.
SP-556 · 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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