Winning blow: rook to e1 (a1·5)
c9-12939naming 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
32. Re1+ Be4 33. Qe5+ Kd7 34. Qxe4 Qxe4 35. Rxe4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e1 keeps the pressure (+8.1).
- Spot on — queen to e5 (+8.1).
- Precise: queen to e4 is the top choice (+5.8).
- Great move! rook to e4 keeps the pressure (+5.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Be4, then Qe5+ and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #604.
SP-604 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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