Winning blow: rook to e1 (d1·3)
c9-14057naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 970Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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 Bxe2 33. Rxe2 Qf3 34. Bd4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e1 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- Well found: rook to e2 (+6.3).
- Precise: bishop to d4 is the top choice (+6.5).
- You win decisive material (+6.5).
- If instead Be6, then Bd4 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #202.
SP-202 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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