Winning blow: rook to e8 (e1·9)
c9-09239naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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
24. Rxe8+ Kd7 25. Qxb7+ Kxe8 26. Bxc6+ Kd8 27. Qxa8+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e8 keeps the pressure (+5.1).
- Well found: queen to b7 (+5.0).
- Strong! bishop to c6 is the sharp choice (+5.0).
- Great move! queen to a8 keeps the pressure (+5.1).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kd7, then Qxb7+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #887.
SP-887 · ThroneGuard — King home on d or e, knights kept off the a- and h-files — the family of the standard starting array.
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