Winning blow: rook to e4 (e1·12)
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TypeHanging piece
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
34. Rxe4 Re8 35. Rxe8 Qxe8 36. Qxb7+
Why it works
- Best move. rook to e4 is exactly what the engine plays (#5).
- Spot on — rook to e8 (#5).
- Precise: queen to b7 is the top choice (#4).
- You win decisive material (+15.0).
- If instead Re8, then Rae2 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #791.
SP-791 · 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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