Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e1·10)
c9-15721naming 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
21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. hxg5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e8 keeps the pressure (+5.1).
- Well found: pawn to g5 (+5.2).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Qxe8, then hxg5 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #22.
SP-22 · 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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