Winning blow: rook to e7 (e1·8)
c9-17640naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
TypeQuiet move
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
39. Re7 Rc8 40. Kg2 h6 41. Rxc7
Why it works
- Sensible development: rook to e7.
- king to g2 develops smoothly.
- Precise: rook to c7 is the top choice (#4).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rc8, then Rxc7 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #530.
SP-530 · ThroneGuard — The king starts in the middle of the back rank, on d or e, and neither knight begins in a corner.
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