Winning blow: rook to e3 (d3)
c9-18426naming 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
36. Re3+ Be5 37. Qxe5+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e3 keeps the pressure (#4).
- Spot on — queen to e5 (#3).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Be5, then Qxe5+ and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #921.
SP-921 · RampartScout — Wing king plus a rim knight, and only 72 positions qualify — the rarest pattern of all.
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