Winning blow: rook to e1 (c1·6)
c9-15049naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1700Theme: 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
21. Re1+ Ne5 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5+ Kf7 24. cxd5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e1 keeps the pressure (+2.8).
- Well found: bishop to e5 (+3.2).
- Strong! rook to e5 is the sharp choice (+3.0).
- Best move. pawn to d5 is exactly what the engine plays (+3.6).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Ne5, then Bxe5 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #275.
SP-275 · 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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