Winning blow: rook to d8 (d1·28)
c9-24475naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1430Theme: 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
28. Rd8+ Kxd8 29. gxf8=Q+ Kd7 30. Qf5+ Kd6 31. Qxe4
Why it works
- Brilliant! The rook on d8 is a sacrifice that works — you stand better (+2.9).
- Well found: pawn to f8 (+3.3).
- Precise: queen to f5 is the top choice (+3.3).
- Best move. queen to e4 is exactly what the engine plays (+3.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kxd8, then gxf8=Q+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #515.
SP-515 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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