Winning blow: rook to a1 (f1·3)
c9-22794naming 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
20. Rxa1 Rxa1 21. b5 Rfa8 22. bxc6+ Ke8 23. Nxf5
Why it works
- Brilliant! The rook on a1 is a sacrifice that works — you stand better (+2.6).
- pawn to b5 develops smoothly.
- Precise: pawn to c6 is the top choice (+3.0).
- Best move. knight to f5 is exactly what the engine plays (+3.3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Rxa1, then b5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #111.
SP-111 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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