Winning blow: rook to b2 (c2)
c9-24324naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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
40. Rb2 Qxf2+ 41. Kxf2
Why it works
- Sensible development: rook to b2.
- Well found: king to f2 (+9.4).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxf2+, then Kxf2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #214.
SP-214 · 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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