Winning blow: rook to e1 (d1·5)
c9-13292naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1280Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeWinning blow
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
27. Re1+ Kd6 28. Rxe8 Kc6 29. Qe4+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e1 keeps the pressure (#5).
- Spot on — rook to e8 (#4).
- Precise: queen to e4 is the top choice (#3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kd6, then Rxe8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #364.
SP-364 · 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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