Winning blow: rook to h7 (h5·2)
c9-26524naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1750Theme: 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. Rh7 Qg6 34. Rxe5 Qxh7 35. Qxh7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h7 keeps the pressure (+3.6).
- Well found: rook to e5 (+3.7).
- Precise: queen to h7 is the top choice (+3.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qg6, then Rxe5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #478.
SP-478 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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