Winning blow: rook to e1 (f1·11)
c9-10901naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1420Theme: 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
15. Rxe1 Ne7 16. Nxh5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e1 keeps the pressure (+5.6).
- Well found: knight to h5 (+5.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Ne7, then Nxh5 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #49.
SP-49 · RampartGuard — The king starts out on a wing file, b or g, with neither knight in a corner.
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