Winning blow: rook to h7 (h8·7)
c9-27607naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1560Theme: 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
29. Rxh7+ Qxh7 30. Rh1+ Kxg4 31. Rxh7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to h7 keeps the pressure (+4.5).
- Well found: rook to h1 (+4.8).
- Strong! rook to h7 is the sharp choice (+4.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxh7, then Rh1+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #15.
SP-15 · 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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