Winning blow: rook to f8 (f2·3)
c9-26983naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1290Theme: 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
23. Rf8+ Kd7 24. c6+ Kxc6 25. Rxd8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to f8 keeps the pressure (+6.5).
- Well found: pawn to c6 (+6.3).
- Precise: rook to d8 is the top choice (+6.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kd7, then c6+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #238.
SP-238 · 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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