Winning blow: rook to g4 (a4)
c9-25636naming 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
35. Rg4 Qg7 36. Nxg7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to g4 keeps the pressure (#12).
- Well found: knight to g7 (#5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qg7, then Nxg7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #154.
SP-154 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
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