Attack on the uncastled king: rook to e8 (e1·20)
c9-15722naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1280Theme: 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+ Kg7 22. Rxh8 Qe5 23. Rxh5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e8 keeps the pressure (+7.7).
- Spot on — rook to h8 (+7.9).
- Precise: rook to h5 is the top choice (+8.3).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kg7, then Rxh8 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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