Winning blow: rook to e8 (e7)
c9-18278naming 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
28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rxe8+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e8 keeps the pressure (+5.7).
- Well found: rook to e8 (+5.9).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead Rxe8, then Rxe8+ and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #607.
SP-607 · ThroneGuard — A central king (d or e) and two knights tucked onto inner files: the family that holds the standard array, SP-518.
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