Winning blow: rook to e3 (e1·4)
c9-20652naming 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
14. Rxe3 dxe4 15. Rxe4
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e3 keeps the pressure (+2.9).
- Well found: rook to e4 (+2.8).
- You win a piece — the knight.
- If instead dxe4, then Rxe4 and you win the knight.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #507.
SP-507 · ThroneGuard — Both knights start on inner files (b–g) while the king sits centrally on d or e — one of 204 positions filed here.
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