Winning blow: rook to c6 (c8)
c9-22785naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1420Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeX-ray
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
30. Rxc6 Bd6 31. Rxd6
Why it works
- Great move! rook to c6 keeps the pressure (#6).
- Well found: rook to d6 (#5).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Bd6, then Rxd6 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #868.
SP-868 · 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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