Winning blow: rook to e6 (e3)
c9-09041naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeWinning exchange
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. Rxe6 Qxe6 38. Qxe6
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e6 keeps the pressure (+3.4).
- Well found: queen to e6 (+4.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxe6, then Qxe6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #137.
SP-137 · RampartScout — King on b or g with a knight already on the edge — the least common of the position families (72 in all).
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