Winning blow: rook to e7 (e1·9)
c9-22895naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 1200Theme: 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. Re7+ Kg6 28. Nxf4+ Kg5 29. Rg7+ Qxg7 30. Qxg7+
Why it works
- Great move! rook to e7 keeps the pressure (+6.6).
- Well found: knight to f4 (+6.6).
- Precise: rook to g7 is the top choice (+6.9).
- Best move. queen to g7 is exactly what the engine plays (+7.0).
- You win a piece — the queen.
- If instead Kg6, then Nxf4+ and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #868.
SP-868 · 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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