Winning blow: rook to c4 (b4)
c9-23955naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1290Theme: 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
19. Rxc4 Rxc4 20. Bd5+ e6 21. Bxc4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to c4 keeps the pressure (+5.1).
- Well found: bishop to d5 (+5.1).
- Strong! bishop to c4 is the sharp choice (+4.8).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxc4, then Bd5+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #399.
SP-399 · 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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