Winning blow: rook to e8 (e1·19)
c9-17454naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1340Theme: 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
22. Re8 Qxc2+ 23. Kxc2
Why it works
- Brilliant! The rook on e8 is a sacrifice that works — you are winning (+3.2).
- Well found: king to c2 (+3.7).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxc2+, then Kxc2 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #557.
SP-557 · BastionGuard — Off-centre king (c/f), no knight on the a- or h-file.
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