Winning blow: rook to h4 (g4·3)
c9-27386naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1610Theme: 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
37. Rh4 Bxd3 38. Rxh2
Why it works
- Best move. rook to h4 is exactly what the engine plays (+2.3).
- Spot on — rook to h2 (+2.9).
- You reach a winning position (+2.9).
- If instead Bxd3, then Rxh2 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #76.
SP-76 · 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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