Winning blow: rook to e7 (e3·3)
c9-19156naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1150Theme: 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
27. Rxe7+ Qxe7 28. Bxe7
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e7 keeps the pressure (+3.9).
- Well found: bishop to e7 (+3.8).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Qxe7, then Bxe7 and you win the queen.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #604.
SP-604 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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