Winning blow: rook to e3 (h3)
c9-16668naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1110Theme: 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
23. Re3 Nxd4 24. Rxe2
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e3 keeps the pressure (+3.8).
- Well found: rook to e2 (+3.9).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Nxd4, then Rxe2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #4.
SP-4 · RampartGuard — Both knights begin on inner files while the king sits on the wing (b/g); mirror twins stay together in this family.
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