Winning blow: rook to e8 (e1·8)
c9-21745naming 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
24. Re8+ Kb7 25. Rxf8
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e8 keeps the pressure (+4.2).
- Spot on — rook to f8 (+4.5).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kb7, then Rxf8 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #934.
SP-934 · RampartScout — A knight in the corner and the king out on the wing (b/g); like every family, it is closed under mirror twins.
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