Winning blow: rook to d2 (f2·2)
c9-26684naming 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
24. Rd2 Nc7 25. Rxd6+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to d2 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- Spot on — rook to d6 (+7.5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nc7, then Rxd6+ and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #447.
SP-447 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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