Winning blow: rook to e6 (e1·27)
c9-17080naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1870Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeHanging piece
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
31. Rxe6 Be3 32. Rxe3 Kh7 33. Qf7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e6 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Spot on — rook to e3 (#3).
- A natural move: queen to f7.
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Be3, then Qxe3 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #544.
SP-544 · ThroneGuard — A centre-file king with no knight on the edge; a position and its mirror twin always share this family.
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