Winning blow: rook to e4 (e1·4)
c9-17759naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: 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
16. Rxe4 Bxe4 17. Rxa3
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e4 keeps the pressure (+3.7).
- Spot on — rook to a3 (+3.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Bxe4, then Rxa3 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #899.
SP-899 · BastionGuard — Off-centre king (c/f), no knight on the a- or h-file.
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