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Winning blow: rook to e7 (g7·3)

Shuffle Rating 1110Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation

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The tactical motive

Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.

White to move — find the best continuation

Solution & explanation

Main line

38. Re7 Nxe6 39. Rxe6

Why it works

  • Great move! rook to e7 keeps the pressure (+4.1).
  • Well found: rook to e6 (+4.2).
  • You reach a winning position (+4.2).
  • If instead Nxe6, then Rxe6 and you stay on top.

About this position

These pieces come from starting position #358.

SP-358 · 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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