Winning blow: rook to e6 (e2)
c9-18230naming 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
18. Rxe6 Qxe6 19. Rxe6
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e6 keeps the pressure (+6.0).
- Well found: rook to e6 (+6.6).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxe6, then Rxe6 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #116.
SP-116 · RampartScout — The king starts on b or g while a knight begins on the a- or h-file — the smallest family.
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