Winning blow: rook to g7 (f7·4)
c9-24521naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1650Theme: 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
33. Rg7+ Kf8 34. Kxe4
Why it works
- Best move. rook to g7 is exactly what the engine plays (#4).
- Spot on — king to e4 (#4).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead Kf8, then Kxe4 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #675.
SP-675 · 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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