Winning blow: rook to b5 (a5·3)
c9-25362naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: 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
20. Rb5 Ka8 21. Rxb7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to b5 keeps the pressure (+5.8).
- Well found: rook to b7 (+6.3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ka8, then Rxb7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #586.
SP-586 · 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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