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Winning blow: rook to h8 (h7·10)

Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.

White to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

34. Rh8 Qxh8 35. Rxh8+

Why it works

  • Sensible development: rook to h8.
  • Well found: rook to h8 (#6).
  • You win a piece — the queen.
  • If instead Qxh8, then Rxh8+ and you win the queen.

About this position

These pieces come from starting position #725.

SP-725 · RampartGuard — A wing king (b/g) with no knight on the a- or h-file.

Explore position #725

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