Winning blow: rook to e1 (e4)
c9-15100naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
24. Rxe1 Nc7 25. Nxc8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e1 keeps the pressure (+3.6).
- Spot on — knight to c8 (+3.5).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Nc7, then Nxc8 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #910.
SP-910 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
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