Winning blow: rook to d8 (d1·19)
c9-25004naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
25. Rxd8+ Nxd8 26. Re8+ Kg7 27. gxf6+ Kxf6 28. Rxh8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d8 keeps the pressure (+5.0).
- Well found: rook to e8 (+5.0).
- Precise: pawn to f6 is the top choice (+5.0).
- Great move! rook to h8 keeps the pressure (+5.1).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nxd8, then Re8+ and you stay on top.
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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