Winning blow: rook to a6 (d6)
c9-22845naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeUnderpromotion
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
35. Rxa6 Ra8 36. b6 Rh8 37. b7 Ke7 38. bxa8=R
Why it works
- Great move! rook to a6 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- pawn to b6 develops smoothly.
- A natural move: pawn to b7.
- Best move. pawn to a8 is exactly what the engine plays (+6.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ra8, then b6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #483.
SP-483 · 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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