Winning blow: rook to f1 (h1·2)
c9-27444naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeWinning blow
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
19. Rhf1+ Ke8 20. Qb5+ c6 21. Qxb7 Qxb3+ 22. axb3
Why it works
- Best move. rook to f1 is exactly what the engine plays (#5).
- Well found: queen to b5 (#4).
- Precise: queen to b7 is the top choice (#3).
- Best move. pawn to b3 is exactly what the engine plays (#3).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ke8, then Qb5+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #70.
SP-70 · 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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