Winning blow: rook to e5 (e8·2)
c9-17446naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1010Theme: 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
35. Rxe5+ Kg6 36. Bxf4 Kf7 37. d7
Why it works
- Best move. rook to e5 is exactly what the engine plays (#5).
- Spot on — bishop to f4 (#5).
- A natural move: pawn to d7.
- You win decisive material (+15.0).
- If instead Kg6, then d7 and you stay on top.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #376.
SP-376 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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