Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e1·23)
c9-13474naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 2010Theme: 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
20. Re8+ Bd8 21. Rxg8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e8 keeps the pressure (#5).
- Spot on — rook to g8 (#5).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bd8, then Rxg8 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #925.
SP-925 · RampartScout — A wing-file king (b or g) and at least one corner knight: the rarest of the six families, just 72 positions.
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