Winning blow: rook to e3 (e6)
c9-18971naming 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
31. Rxe3 gxf3 32. Rxf3
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e3 keeps the pressure (+3.6).
- Well found: rook to f3 (+3.4).
- You win a piece — the rook.
- If instead gxf3, then Rxf3 and you win the rook.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #765.
SP-765 · RampartGuard — King pushed to the b- or g-file, knights off the edges — 144 positions here.
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