Winning blow: rook to e4 (f4)
c9-17546naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1060Theme: 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. Rxe4+ Kf6 22. Ne3 Qd6 23. Nxf5
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e4 keeps the pressure (+2.6).
- Well found: knight to e3 (+3.1).
- Precise: knight to f5 is the top choice (+2.9).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Kf6, then Ne3 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #771.
SP-771 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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