Winning blow: rook to e4 (d4·2)
c9-10459naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1870Theme: 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
23. Rxe4 hxg6 24. Rc4+ Kd7 25. Qxb8
Why it works
- Best move. rook to e4 is exactly what the engine plays (#3).
- Spot on — rook to c4 (#4).
- Precise: queen to b8 is the top choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead a5, then Re6 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #944.
SP-944 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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