Winning blow: rook to a4 (g4)
c9-27120naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1480Theme: 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
22. Ra4 Bb2+ 23. Rxb2 Qxb2+ 24. Kxb2
Why it works
- Great move! rook to a4 keeps the pressure (+4.9).
- Well found: rook to b2 (+5.2).
- Strong! king to b2 is the sharp choice (+5.1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bb2+, then Rxb2 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #754.
SP-754 · BastionGuard — Both knights begin inside the board while the king stands on c or f; a position and its mirror twin share this family.
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