Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e1·5)
c9-08744naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 780Theme: 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
16. Rxe8 Bb4 17. Rxd8 Qxd8 18. Qe2
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e8 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- Spot on — rook to d8 (+5.7).
- Precise: queen to e2 is the top choice (+5.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Bxe8, then Bxe8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #838.
SP-838 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
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