Winning blow: rook to e5
c9-00365Shuffle Rating 780Theme: 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
12. Rxe5 Bh5+ 13. Ne2 Bxe2+ 14. Rxe2
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e5 keeps the pressure (#2).
- knight to e2 develops smoothly.
- Precise: rook to e2 is the top choice (#1).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bh5+, then Ke1 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #478.
SP-478 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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